It Always happens

It Always Happens

It always happens, sooner or later

A declaration of independence they make

From parents who’ve nurtured from infants so small

These child-people who now know it all.

Different forms their rebellion can take

From peaceful protest to armed conflict and hate

Up from within these feelings do boil

For freedom from teachers and parental control.

After all they’re eighteen, a graduate of school

They have all the answers every lever and tool

To face life alone without Mom or Dad

The ingrates!  After all the opportunities they’ve had!

Whether yours declares independence from Tianaman Square

And bursts from your arms like the rockets red glare

Or gently tugs the umbilical till heartstrings all break

One thing’s for sure, this is a step that all children must take.

So let go, Mom and Dad, you’ve done your best

It’s up to them alone to face life’s test

After all, it’s not the end of the road

But a beginning with the new generation equal to old.

Dan Fulton