- James E. Henninger
How many wrongs will make a right
Updated: Oct 21, 2021
How many wrongs will make a right
Mistakes to have throughout a life
Before one is allowed the taste of peace?
I’ve always lived my life as real
But seldom was I allowed to feel
The way I lived was ever right for me
Others, all those in control
Never wise, but always old
Told me that I lived my life astray
Pleasing others was my fault
Self-importance conquers all
What a fool to care what people say
He could conform if he would try
No one knew what burnt inside
the desire to please but seldom knew the chance
all my life I’d strive to please
the others in control of me
a twist of fate, a cruel happenstance
I’ve now lived long enough to see
That most of those who pressured me
wanted me to be what I could not
Guilt has tempered all I would
I’ve done everything I could
I’ve bloomed late, though root bound in a pot.
Back off let your child evolve
Let his own worth be thus resolved
Love and nurture when they might oppose
Give space, and let the self come forth
Don’t lose your child provide support
Least they become another one of those
Jim Henninger