This is the time

We told our son
to enjoy his youth
his life
live responsible
but free

Current girlfriends
will probably not be future wives
so current relationships
should not feel like obligatory binds
rather they must be
mutual friendships and united interaction
with girls who
have their own plans,dreams, expectations and goals

It is a time
to learn yourself
your likes, wants and desires
your needs
It is a time
to learn about others
interacting, discussing, encouraging
discovering how to be
a true and loyal friend
It is a time
to learn about women
the many personalities
the sane and the crazy
the wild and the robust
the ones who are keepers
and the ones who are not
learning to decipher the distance
and examine beyond the
beautiful physique
to identify
rare gold

Maybe he wants
a deep relationship
maybe he seeks
a solid companion
maybe monogamy is
his much needed stabilizer
but, maybe not

We told our son
that this is the time
to learn
to love
to live
to live
to live...