The Responsible Adult

As a child I would not always show a sense of responsibility.

In the course of my daily play I did not always give one cause for reliability.

Sometimes I proved myself to be an example of untrustworthiness

And when told by Dad to do my chores I did not pursue with steadfastness.

Rather, I would not think twice about taking a shortcut.

I didn’t dot my  I’s or cross my T’s, in fact I usually did anything but.

As I grew older and realized the responsibilities of life I quickly learned

That a job once begun must be done or my wages were not earned.

This is the lesson I worked to teach my son as he grew,

If I taught him nothing else, it’s a lesson he’ll be glad he knew.

We all have wonderful childhood memories to hold

But it’s sad, “We grow too late smart and too soon old.