A poem on Overcoming Failure with the Comfort of Affection
Love’s Embrace
On a day so ordinary When the heart bore no story She hopped towards me With her usual contagious glee Our chit-chats about her day at school Suddenly took a turn, uncool Her bold expression turns hushed To whispers, whilst her agony gushed A 10-year-old shares her failure In a tone tainted with despair Like her skin’s acquired the colour of shame And every eye’s pointing her out to blame My heart sinks as her eyes bore into mine Hoping for hope through my words of shine I stand there as an adult holding of a promise In her expectant eyes, to make her feel at ease There are faces familiar Surrounding us, all so near Yet in a voice quite clear I go on to tell my stories of failure There are stares of shock & surprise At an adult’s success losing its disguise Yet, I know for sure this is what she needs to hear Of seeing failure equally as success, so dear Tomorrow when she sees me smile With my head held high in a confident style Her failures will no longer fail her As whispers would turn to hopeful chatter
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It’s simple technique and makes magic. Generation connecting ,,,I could connect with my mom and daughter. But never felt with dad and son… great going ..
Thank you for taking the time and appreciating the poem, Kani. I agree with you that love’s embrace is a simple technique that makes magic 🙂 I have also felt and seen that the connection between mom & daughter in general is profound or more visible that that between dad and son.
That said, I would like to bring to your attention that this was not about a mom-daughter relationship. I see that your assumptions may have stemmed from the fact that you know me personally, and you are not alone in thinking so. This speaker here could be anyone, a parent, a teacher, a mentor, or simply a concerned adult.
Thanks again for your constant support, Kani 🙂
Children do require so much support and affection.
Yes, a whole lot of it 🙂 Thank you for stopping by 🙂
We often forget how a simple act like embracing someone can make a world of a difference. You’ve sent across a beautiful message.
True, sometimes the simplest acts can be the most impactful & oft-forgotten ones too.
Thank you for your kind words, Sonia 🙂