I wrote this poem as a double tetractys, but with a rhyming scheme of my own: first and fourth lines rhyme, mirrored by the seventh and last; second and third lines rhyme, mirrored by the eighth and ninth; the two middle decasyllabic lines rhyme with each other to emphasize the transition from what should be to what ought not be. Finally, I utilized a homograph to start and end the poem to incite retrospect. Overall, this poem is meant to convey the importance of selfless parenting, with an underlying sense of legacy.