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If ever a child should cry in front of you Collect his tears Scoop them up greedily as though they were rare crystals And save them, nestled soundly in the depths of your pocket For trust is a hot commodity If ever a child should laugh beside you Record the melody and transfer it onto the sleek, glossy surface of a record It will become your favorite sound in all its rarity Beautiful even as it skips and stutters If ever you should notice a child lost In the deep abyss of loneliness and solitude Light a torch and draw out a map So he can venture his way back into your arms If ever you should trade these youthful crystals for swarvoski Trade that laughter for a soundtrack of jazz And if ever you feed a child juice on an empty stomach So he struggles to enjoy artificial sweetness As he realizes he is missing true nutrition Do not be a parent Go back in time and build a barrier between you and your partner's willingness to build The grandiose and admired structure of family And if your friends are “trying for” Make them prove that they will soon “fight for” If ever you should Consider Truly consider. Then savor Every crystal, every song of laughter and every found embrace
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Nov 20, 2013
Nov 20, 2013 at 1:46 AM UTC
How To Be A Parent
If ever a child should cry in front of you Collect his tears Scoop them up greedily as though they were rare crystals And save them, nestled soundly in the depths of your pocket For trust is a hot commodity If ever a child should laugh beside you Record the melody and transfer it onto the sleek, glossy surface of a record It will become your favorite sound in all its rarity Beautiful even as it skips and stutters If ever you should notice a child lost In the deep abyss of loneliness and solitude Light a torch and draw out a map So he can venture his way back into your arms If ever you should trade these youthful crystals for swarvoski Trade that laughter for a soundtrack of jazz And if ever you feed a child juice on an empty stomach So he struggles to enjoy artificial sweetness As he realizes he is missing true nutrition Do not be a parent Go back in time and build a barrier between you and your partner's willingness to build The grandiose and admired structure of family And if your friends are “trying for” Make them prove that they will soon “fight for” If ever you should Consider Truly consider. Then savor Every crystal, every song of laughter and every found embrace
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Nov 20, 2013
Nov 20, 2013 at 1:46 AM UTC
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