Monkey See, Monkey Do

Boys in their fathers’ moulds grow Recycling habits and tidbits seen Enacted as fathers punches at mothers throw As fathers’ tantrums grow mean. Boys in domestic settings grow well mannered Aping fathers who set mellow manners’ templates Boys replicate to avoid growing ill-mannered When in future homes meals wives serve on peace plates. Boys imbibe fathers’ Bible of Attitudes Embracing silence and balance Gleaned from meek fathers’ habitudes That shy away from insolence insistence. Boys braggart they become If home templates preach arrogance Whereas stable husbands in a future home Grow from cultures promoting peace with a wife’s dance.