piss & vinegar

“the kid’s gonna be full of

piss & vinegar,”

they might say,

when gathered round in a

family function &

watching the little one run amok,

or they might see her/him throw a ball &

deduct that the kid will certainly be a

famous football player,

or when the little one whines,

suddenly the rock star is born---

all of this resides in the dreaming mind of the

parent,

but means nothing in the great scheme of the

little one’s life to come,

for s/he will be everything that was never imagined &

part nurture, part nature,

there might be a chance,

if you’re lucky,

that s/he turns out

happy,

which is much more important

than any of the lives you wish you had led,

which you thrust on the life of

a kid whose barely begun yet.