grey cool day
fog rolling in
high tide with low winds
a pod of dolphins
swimming slowly north
missing sea lion
weeks since it perched
searching for shells
watching sea gulls fly
we rescued a sea cucumber
washed up on the beach
the innocent child needs saving
but no one can help
"i want mommy and daddy
in my home
i was happy then
i want mommy and daddy"
nearing the end
of daddy day
upset child
with mixed feelings
all day mad at daddy
"i don't want to be with you"
cursing to see my reaction
then at the end
"i don't want to go"
18 hours out of 168 each week
is hardly enough time with a parent
as parental alienation takes it toll
hate fills a sacred space
once filled with a natural bond
affiliation shredded
for pieces of gold
a rock can never replace a father
regardless of how shiny it is
every child knows this
and do not understand why
adults pretend it does
divorcing themselves
from children's reality
destroying happiness
over stones
why do we waste our lives in greed
building sand castles
working until death
to make more
so that one great day
when we have enough
we'll be happy
that day never comes
and we destroy all life
all innocence
all happiness
in this hopeless pursuit
children are the voiceless victims
of this human disease
of gendered thought
who else but men
would create a world
that values money above life
children suffer in revolt
acting out to maintain their own sanity
until they too become infected
learning to replace innocence
with greed
completely selfish
adults don't take responsibility
for the conflict
we introduce in children's lives
blaming them is much easier
so we apply discipline
where love is needed
gendered mothers
value money and time
over family and children's emotional health
trapped in a patriarchal world
forced to justify fratricide
they take out frustrations on the innocent
throughout the day
forcing their children
into a physical and psychological corner
- go to the corner
- go to your room
this order reveals negative adult behavior
more than any action of a child
who merely models in kind
impatience
superiority
authority
anger
abuse
using 'tough love'
to raise a child
is more adult madness
no human can ever know love
mutual use is all there is
that's why childhood is a special time
one of less selfishness
we innately know this
but choose to forget
this time of innocence
to share that joy
adults have to live with a child
with infinite patience
without any authority
or reaction
love only exists
with complete absence of ego
in a state of the unknown
beyond thought
adult humans are the most tragic specie
destroying what we need most
trying to rescue children
when we need saving ourselves
tearing innocence apart
never ever knowing
that it's exactly what
we're searching endlessly for
all our lives
