Tolerance

Youthis not a fruitful season for

Open-mindedtolerance.

Theliberal creed of leniency

Isnot an inbred social trait.

 

It’smore of an acquired nature

Summonedthrough experience,

Althoughit seems some never grasp

Theaptitude to watch and wait.

 

Stumblingthrough my tender years

Ifelt the angst of restiveness,

Engagedin animosity with

Bickeringand baleful brawl.

 

Andthough I made it to adulthood

Withall my teeth, I must confess to

Tryingmuch too hard to

Runmy raucous race ere I could crawl.

 

Andstill I find it difficult to

Turndeaf ear

Orsuffer fools,

I’vemade a point to find the wrench of

Toleranceamong my tools.