A poem about trying to communicate the essentials to our children |
Your Basic Beat I am teaching my daughter to drum This is the walking beat I tell her This is the first beat you should learn It helps you to establish a rhythm It encourages you to use both hands It gives you a basic beat to build from This is boring She tells me I am teaching my daughter to grow This is honesty I tell her This is the first value you should learn It helps you to see things clearly It encourages you to be true to yourself It gives you a solid belief to build from This is boring She tells me I am teaching my daughter to love This is self-respect I tell her This is the first feeling you should learn It helps you to love yourself It encourages you to love others It gives you the freedom to say no This is boring She tells me I am teaching my daughter to love and respect herself ~ I am teaching my daughter to trust and to be real ~ I am teaching my daughter to use both hands ~ to love others ~ to be free ~ to see things clearly ~ to grow ~ to drum This is boring She tells me This is your basic beat I tell her This is the first beat you should learn |