Tough Love In…
/Tough Love in the Jungle of Life
Never is easy to be a man,
Twice harder is to be a father,
But this is how the world goes.
You have to teach your kids
The first steps into the jungle of life,
How to survive,
When to be tough, when to be kind.
How to measure loyalty of a friend,
Whom to trust, what is betrayal.
When to say “no”, when to say “yes”
And still to be rightful man.
It takes courage to be a father
And admit your own mistakes.
When the kids grow, you grow
Step by step. And one day
You have to help them spread
Their wings,
But somehow it hurts to know
They are not kids anymore.
With hart torn a part
You look in the mirror
– Few wrinkles define your face
And gray hair just began to appear.
In this jungle race
You gave all your wisdom and love.
Now you can soften a bit,
Take a deep breath and slowly repeat
“This is life, this life, my dear!”
And you know, you’ve done something right
- Tough love in the jungle of life.
By Petrouchka Alexieva
From: United States