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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

WHO TEACHES WHOM? - a trip down childhood...


I take a trip down the childhood lane
My three year old leads the way
I see a little of me in her
Of some of the child in her

She spins tales of her own
I listen….
Yes! She taught me to listen

I wonder
Who teaches whom?

She is quick to forget
My mind harnesses and recalls
Events not worthy of a mention


Insisting and enforcing, at times
For her to learn from mistakes
To believe in a sorry
While I indulge in self-defence.

 
She knows no ego
She knows nothing as tough
I find an alibi in them, in me.

 
She gathers more joy
I harbour more sorrow
She knows not to hide tears
I know not to fight fears.

 
She is blissfully ignorant
Frank to accept it
I am scared of the unknown
Lest it gives me, my excuses away

 
She laughs happiness aloud
I prefer to smile
Coherent with my painted demeanor.

 
She loves intuition
I seek shelter in ignorance
Sans a frank admission
Seeking explanations in perceptions.

 
She is innocently frank
I am knowingly rude.

She displays adulthood, at times
Amusing me, herself and others
I hide my childishness
Lest I become a laughing stock.
 
She sees wonder in the small corners
Corners that I have rounded off in daily humdrum

Why does it change as we grow?

Or have I changed?

Who teaches whom?

 
I teach her to live life
She teaches me to love life.

A pretty longish one, originally written for ManicDDaily Sunday prompt and as always missed our Mr.Linky to be here for the Open link night. I seem to be loving missing the first compartment but being just in time to board the last coupe! :)

 

9 comments:

  1. kids teach us the most amazing things...and as we try to teach them...if we are paying attention...they teach us so much as well...very cool poem...and true...

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  2. This is beautiful. The heart of a mother is well captured in your poem. Kids do teach us, and we them, it's a beautiful amalgamation of growth, if we allow it to be. Well penned :)

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  3. nice..kids can teach us valuable lessons on life..i sometimes think it's a constant teaching each other and learning from one another...my kids are 18, 20 and 22 now and the learning never stops..smiles

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  4. Akila, your lessons from your 3-year-old remind me of the lessons from my 5-year-old granddaughter. I DO learn so much from her and hope she learns half as much from me. I will miss her daily companionship when she is in school next year. She is such a wonderful observer / experiencer of life. So confident. I love the age. And what fun we have.

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  5. I love this Akila ~ We teach our children the ways of life, but really they are teaching us how to love and live our life more fully and joyfully ~ Who is teaching whom indeed ~

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  6. everything about this is wonderful. I have a few little friends and they teach me so much. love this!

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  7. Your words are so spot on. Such truth in them. A wonderful piece Akila.

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  8. A lovely reflection of our children as teachers.

    They remind us of the bliss of finding happiness pleasure in the slightest thing, the wonderment of discovery - they remind us of what we have lost as we battle with adulthood...

    We teach them so much too it is true - sadly, they remind us of what we have forgotten.

    Anna :o]

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