If only I had taken the time
to listen to the advice you gave me,
but I was always too busy
working on ways to break free.
I wasn’t going to make
the same mistakes you made
for I was my own man and wasn’t
going to spend my life in your shade.
No one could tell me
to take my time,
that life wasn’t as straightforward
as a child’s nursery rhyme.
There were obstacles ahead
I still had to face
and I wasn’t the only one
partaking in this race.
You tried to get me
to lower my expectations,
which I saw as an attack
on my aspirations.
Now I am older I can see
you were right all along,
You were just trying
to stop me from going wrong.
There is a sadness inside
I only discovered when you were gone,
that life is not a sprint
but a marathon.

Beautiful ending
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Thanks.
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Lovely and a slow marathon for me ❤
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