Some things get lost in the generations
Words and ideas and thoughts passed down
Get muddled along the way
What might have been thought of as bad when my parents grew up
May be acceptable in casual conversation now
Things they said then
May have a completely different meaning now
We seem to forget that
When we giggle at a bad word we see in Shakespeare
That really wasn’t a bad word to them
Or when our parents scold us for saying a word
At the dinner table that wasn’t right in their time
But we are allowed to say at church today
Some things just seem to get lost in translation
So we are stuck watching our tongue
Around everyone
Trying to remember to say the right thing around the right person
Trying, trying to please
To not upset anyone else
But losing ourselves along the way
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Long Way Home
SpiritualPart 2 of the "Contemplative Compositions" series. After "Things to Think About" but you can read them in any order! Happy reading! FanTABULOUS cover by: @silentlaughter
