Egalitarian Pitfalls

Raised by narcissistic influences
Howling deficiency of depth
Came to realize
The pages of my youth  
were all blank  
 
Okay... we had chapters
Of sweet platitudes  
And pointless points
 
But it's all been oncoming  
in agoraphobic isolation  
Reading words about pure children
Simple pathways, never straying
 
Yet the internet betraying
I didn't respect the danger  
of books and online bullies  
 
Children heard dissenting voices  
and then vying for new options  
 
Adventure Scouting
church scooping  
public schooling
 
All new ideas  
perpetrating  
values I didn't count on
 
But hey, baby, here's the keys  
We taught you about shopping  
We taught you to respect your conscience  
But I don't think you really got that...
 
Actually our system failed us twice but one adult is thriving  
Working, singing and songwriting  
She a pretty flower bursting with bright paintings  
 
Her younger sisters follow her  
and shudder at the older
The baby brothers tried  
To hold back their older brother  
And spoke like tribal elders
 
Sitting on upturned buckets  
On the porch as he was leaving  
I cannot make this stuff up
 
Tiger we need to talk further....