We brought you into this world
hoping that you would outlive us;
knowing full well the devastation that leaves
along a mind’s backroads
But the lives we lead would never have felt
this full without you
So, in spite of the unavoidable woes
of existence, it is our wish that you
also grow to embrace the barred paradise
one only finds as a parent
We brought you into this world
with little faith left in where it’s headed;
no longer believing we could do enough
to affect the sad model of that desolate future,
far-too-often predicted by the machines
But maybe progress really does
see its way paved by
the young among us outnumbering the old
So, in spite of our shame
at not having fixed
everything wrong with this place
ahead of your arrival,
the fact is that we were
running out of time,
and thought the planet at large
needed no less than you
We brought you into this world
without any notion of changing
who you truly are;
whatever identity you desire
is the person we want you to be
There are plenty who say
we’re foolhardy to love beyond borders
But if we cannot love you
wherever your heart sings loudest,
then you never get the best in us,
even though the best in you
has been ours to enjoy from day one
So, in spite of how sickeningly wild
society’s varied voice may sound
in the darkest corners, please understand
that bringing you into this world
is how we kept those voices
from overtaking us
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