A tired old man
As you sit and reflect on your life
Filled with good intentions
Do you like what you see
A son
Grown in body
Yearns like a child
For his father to
Want him
Notice him
Love him
A daughter
With childhood memories
Of painful tears of loneliness
Rolling down her girlish cheeks
Now despises the church
You sacrificed her for
A son
Rushed into celestial matrimony
Unworthily
To save the reputation of a
Perfect family
A daughter
Nursing your
Helpless
Mindless
Body
Out of a feeling of obligation
A son
Money-grubbing and cash thirsty
Yet ironically enough
Bankrupt
Looking for some helpless bum
To screw $10 out of
A son
On his third
Failed marriage
Lost in a world of
Stubborn foolishness
Instilled in him from youth
Unable to
Love
Show compassion
Feel joy
Yes people of the past would comment on the wonders of such a great life
But their foolishness was buried with them
And look what's left to show for it
As you sit and reflect on your life
Filled with good intentions
Do you like what you see
A son
Grown in body
Yearns like a child
For his father to
Want him
Notice him
Love him
A daughter
With childhood memories
Of painful tears of loneliness
Rolling down her girlish cheeks
Now despises the church
You sacrificed her for
A son
Rushed into celestial matrimony
Unworthily
To save the reputation of a
Perfect family
A daughter
Nursing your
Helpless
Mindless
Body
Out of a feeling of obligation
A son
Money-grubbing and cash thirsty
Yet ironically enough
Bankrupt
Looking for some helpless bum
To screw $10 out of
A son
On his third
Failed marriage
Lost in a world of
Stubborn foolishness
Instilled in him from youth
Unable to
Love
Show compassion
Feel joy
Yes people of the past would comment on the wonders of such a great life
But their foolishness was buried with them
And look what's left to show for it
Cerra Ann Craven
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