Strong Romance

Idealize mother and father. From three to six years you will see him Gather interest in romance and bring spiritual Beginnings. From six years old till he's eleven, he'll lose All interest in love and heaven. He'll repress these foolish things for law, Legend, and kings. For Adolescence, sex, and romance Are in conflict beyond endurance. He'll find his childhood clings. Contradiction strings. Conflicting Emotions are a cause of trouble and they will Pop the parental bubble. Strong romantic feeling is a flood in spring. In boys it runs toward the mother, in girls It's not that way, the other. He'll know it's the wrong love he brings and This knowledge stings. So His initial job at this age is to steer His feelings to another stage. It's not at all easy coming. There's no bell to ring. Positive feelings will be well concealed. Only negations will be revealed. Antagonistic and surprising, an arrow and a sling. Adolescence is a strain at first, Helpless emotion in a sudden burst. Awkward, gauche, faltering, and no voice to sing, And nothing to do