Tell me SLOW so I can process.
Tell me QUICK lest I lose track.
Tell me OFTEN so I remember.
Tell me NICELY so I come back.
Tell me CLEAR so I can hear you.
Tell me THINGS I need to know.
Tell me EASY all the hardships.
Tell me HOW I need to grow.
Tell me SOON the things I crave for.
Tell me LATER of the pains.
Tell me MAYBE of tomorrows.
Tell me ALWAYS of my gains.
Tell me SMILING so I believe you.
Tell me TRUE so I walk straight.
Tell me PATIENT so I listen,
Tell me LOVE so I don't hate.
Tell me SOMETIMES how to heal.
Tell me WHERE so I might be.
Tell me IF I wander too far.
Tell me JUST to be like me.
Tell me ALL so I can judge it.
Tell me WHEN the time is right.
Tell me STRAIGHT if I can do it.
Tell me IF it's worth the fight.
Tell me LATER of the bad times.
Tell me NOW of all the good.
Tell me GENTLY what is hurting.
Tell me HARD the things you should.
Tell me ANGER when I need it
Tell me CARING when I'm slow,
Tell me YOUR SIDE when I'm guilty.
Tell me FAIR so I will know.
Tell me STERNLY when I falter.
Tell me HOW to do and THEN
Tell me SOFTLY, ever GENTLE,
AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.