I Tried To Do Good But I Did Not Know

I learnt the hard way growing up as a child

That doing good may have reactions wild

Reactions I never expected to be

In light of my efforts to help freely

Examining my pet when its injury was new

Dogs bite, I learnt when they want to warn you

Threw out my hands and made a safe catch

Only to learn how hard cats scratch

Didn’t want it hurt because it wasn’t flying

One gentle touch and I learnt how bees sting

Got it saved from being trapped on the deck

Once rescued the feathered friend showed how birds peck

Obliged to disentangle it from the vines I did cut

Didn’t know then that these goats butt

Barn afire and I guided him out with a stick

Under the falling roof I learnt that horses kick

Tell her, they told me and she’ll think you a nice chap

Imagine my astonishment to learn that cute girls slap

Don’t jump the line, we’ve been waiting long enough

I didn’t think he’d turn and teach me that boys cuff

Darkness came upon the auditorium suddenly

No one warned that crowds trample indiscriminately

One beautiful bouquet I’ll gave to her

Thorns prick and I never thought this would occur

Kind heartedly I grabbed the old lady’s urn

No mittens on so I learnt that fires burn

Once again I trusted her and believed all she would say

Was foolish, I didn’t know that my trust she’ll betray