.: m y . c h i l d :.

my child,
you came to me when you were young
and i took you under my wing
everything you needed to learn i taught you
everything you needed to have i provided

and my child,
never once did i ask anything in return
i only asked that you try to always do right
this and only this did i ever ask of you
and this you always did

but my child,
you knew that one day our ways would part
that one day it would be your time to leave
and now that day has come upon us
and so now you must go

so my child,
go forth into our world
take all the things you have learned
and all the things i've given you
go forth from beneath my wing

and my child, always do right.

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