A
FATHER’S COMPLAINT
- Ram Krishna Singh (India)
How
can I contain
her destructive
energy
she
conceals what she is
her
toxic attitude
they
all see
as she
unshapes destiny
of her
cornpone plots
in
elitist mode
she
lets down her own folks
with
mendacious fabrications
brings
doom to her own children
who
were born innocent
brings
shame to her husband
who
seeks to see them rise
brings
dishonor to us all
who
hope to see her change
despite
the vanity wall
she
raised for years
she
won’t know what to do
when
her parents are dead
or
even we are no more
she
can’t even weep
or scream
on anything she touches
she
may squiggle in her fate
alone
in a lonely room
while others may look and not care
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