Child in time

A parent is shunned by a child That is a loss to put it mild For the parent the suffering remains Like water down drains Living with pain For the parent the pain will remain The parents have done nothing wrong The child feels very strong Decades of giving and loving To the child this means nothing All the parents ask for is love that has gone out the window like a dove. A parent’s fear Is not having his children near At night sheading a tear Year after year Not sharing in the child’s joy Because the child gets annoyed The parents live on the sideline for the child the parents will never shine (Dedicated to my Daughter, with endless love) ©™ AC the Poet