Free to fail - tanka

Agree completely, except in certain situations:

Sometimes a wise father does need to rescue a child, from damning consequences. But, then when....is a good question. I would say when the child willingly seeks advice, and wants to be rescued for one, when the child is ready to commit suicide (drugs, really bad company/choices) as second, and when the parent perceives an intervention could save the child from irrepairable harm, last.

For,

It is a wise father that knows his own child.
William Shakespeare

If he does not, who else will?

Well this poem definitely sounds like it's written about someone you love!

It is definitely something a father or mother would say to their child

It makes the reader think about their own lives and brings up a lot of questions.

It teaches us to be there for our family but to also to let our family learn any mistakes they may make. If they learn from their own mistakes as well as others - hopefully they won't have to do the bad things that some of them do and bad situations they seem to get themselves into.

Like when a child does something wrong and ends up in jail - there's the question some parents say will I leave them there and let them learn or bail them out!!!

I like this poem - it really has made me think of things!

Words of wisdom indeed. I like this format because of the challenge to really say something in such few words. A well done piece.

Great write, Larry.

I really like how's that true, from a father's perspective.

But, help is a must,, even if the choices are trashy..

A very philosophical write from you.

Some people don't feel they need rescued while others don't even realise that they need to be but...everyone will make some bad choices along the way....I mean...the colour of this friendship section has been changed and...it's really quite ugly haha!!!