Parental Guidance



From day to day, still I remember,
The few words that I rarely consider,
Parental guidance in my own endeavors,
I moved about to over-rule the world,
Thinking that's what a man is supposed to render,
Again throughout my silent surrender,
To reflect that parental guidance is better,
For my half life of decisions that have led me to settle,
Shaking my head parental guidance is an honored nettle,
So in silence I remind myself of my own denial,
I no longer impress upon my past once held title,
For through my efforts I lost a worthy caption,
To say or do with purpose and guidance.

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A poem about my idea of parental guidance

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Written on April 12, 2024

Submitted on April 12, 2024

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Scheme AABCAAADDDDEF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 582
Words 118
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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