My Kids

 

I will tell my kids about

The stories I read

And the lives I saw unfold.

The music that shaped my childhood

And gave birth to a lot of emotions.

 

I will tell my kids about

The revolution I saw;

And the people who came with it

The government that ruled us

And how we were at war for a long time

 

I will tell my kids about

The art I made

And the art that made me

The words I wrote

And how they set me free

 

I will tell my kids about

The people who fought

And died for their beliefs

 

I will tell my kids

About the love I found,

And that when it left

I was afraid of it

for a very long time