LunaGreyhawk
Jenn_Leigh
Jenn_Leigh
Poem Published
31st Oct 2020 5:07am
31st Oct 2020 5:07am
Father and Son
father and son
locked
in vicious cycles
the sins of the elder
become the legacy
of rapt eyes
and keen ears
anger transferred
by proximity
to the eager child
my eyes burn
every time the boy
(now a man)
takes that familiar
stance
he knows it’s meant
to intimidate
voices rising,
reaching fevered pitch
as one lists for the other
both their transgressions
my throat aches
for the son,
setting his boundaries
in stone
standing ...
locked
in vicious cycles
the sins of the elder
become the legacy
of rapt eyes
and keen ears
anger transferred
by proximity
to the eager child
my eyes burn
every time the boy
(now a man)
takes that familiar
stance
he knows it’s meant
to intimidate
voices rising,
reaching fevered pitch
as one lists for the other
both their transgressions
my throat aches
for the son,
setting his boundaries
in stone
standing ...
#father
#abuse
#son #DomesticViolence
#son #DomesticViolence
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
21st Feb 2021 4:45am
21st Feb 2021 4:45am
17 and 11/12ths
He's sobbing, overwhelmed
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
#love
#teens
#son
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
21st Feb 2021 4:45am
21st Feb 2021 4:45am
17 and 11/12ths
He's sobbing, overwhelmed
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
#love
#teens
#son
462 reads
14 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
21st Feb 2021 4:45am
21st Feb 2021 4:45am
17 and 11/12ths
He's sobbing, overwhelmed
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
#love
#teens
#son
462 reads
14 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2025 11:18pm
22nd Mar 2025 11:18pm
rest my love
breath by breath the unsteady rhythm of death
shadowing your soul the angels are waiting for you
medicated now for comfort
the doctors know what they won't tell me
I'm losing you for the last time
my heart swells, I desire to save you from that demon
but I realize living is sometimes too painful
somehow I know I failed you utterly and it's too late
for the days in the sun, I thought we would have
look on me kindly when you can
my soul found yours in the end
my being always loved you
with every bit of me
sacred...
shadowing your soul the angels are waiting for you
medicated now for comfort
the doctors know what they won't tell me
I'm losing you for the last time
my heart swells, I desire to save you from that demon
but I realize living is sometimes too painful
somehow I know I failed you utterly and it's too late
for the days in the sun, I thought we would have
look on me kindly when you can
my soul found yours in the end
my being always loved you
with every bit of me
sacred...
#love
#son
121 reads
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2025 11:18pm
22nd Mar 2025 11:18pm
rest my love
breath by breath the unsteady rhythm of death
shadowing your soul the angels are waiting for you
medicated now for comfort
the doctors know what they won't tell me
I'm losing you for the last time
my heart swells, I desire to save you from that demon
but I realize living is sometimes too painful
somehow I know I failed you utterly and it's too late
for the days in the sun, I thought we would have
look on me kindly when you can
my soul found yours in the end
my being always loved you
with every bit of me
sacred...
shadowing your soul the angels are waiting for you
medicated now for comfort
the doctors know what they won't tell me
I'm losing you for the last time
my heart swells, I desire to save you from that demon
but I realize living is sometimes too painful
somehow I know I failed you utterly and it's too late
for the days in the sun, I thought we would have
look on me kindly when you can
my soul found yours in the end
my being always loved you
with every bit of me
sacred...
#love
#son
121 reads
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
15th May 2020 6:32pm
15th May 2020 6:32pm
YOU'RE MY SON
They say sometimes the best part of your life stories are the memories, that keeps you going as a real man for the greatest thing ever to happen to a real man, is to be able to appreciate and love his son as father to son. For it doesn't really matter if that child and son isn't biologically your child, for what truly matters the most is that you stepped up to the plate to be able to deal with the process of his growth into being a man. The truth of the matter only a real man can teach a young boy to grow, to be a strong man of strength and courage with understanding and respect for his...
#father
#childhood
#son #responsibility
#son #responsibility
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8 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
15th May 2020 6:32pm
15th May 2020 6:32pm
YOU'RE MY SON
They say sometimes the best part of your life stories are the memories, that keeps you going as a real man for the greatest thing ever to happen to a real man, is to be able to appreciate and love his son as father to son. For it doesn't really matter if that child and son isn't biologically your child, for what truly matters the most is that you stepped up to the plate to be able to deal with the process of his growth into being a man. The truth of the matter only a real man can teach a young boy to grow, to be a strong man of strength and courage with understanding and respect for his...
#father
#childhood
#son #responsibility
#son #responsibility
880 reads
8 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
15th May 2020 6:32pm
15th May 2020 6:32pm
YOU'RE MY SON
They say sometimes the best part of your life stories are the memories, that keeps you going as a real man for the greatest thing ever to happen to a real man, is to be able to appreciate and love his son as father to son. For it doesn't really matter if that child and son isn't biologically your child, for what truly matters the most is that you stepped up to the plate to be able to deal with the process of his growth into being a man. The truth of the matter only a real man can teach a young boy to grow, to be a strong man of strength and courage with understanding and respect for his...
#father
#childhood
#son #responsibility
#son #responsibility
880 reads
8 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
15th May 2020 6:32pm
15th May 2020 6:32pm
YOU'RE MY SON
They say sometimes the best part of your life stories are the memories, that keeps you going as a real man for the greatest thing ever to happen to a real man, is to be able to appreciate and love his son as father to son. For it doesn't really matter if that child and son isn't biologically your child, for what truly matters the most is that you stepped up to the plate to be able to deal with the process of his growth into being a man. The truth of the matter only a real man can teach a young boy to grow, to be a strong man of strength and courage with understanding and respect for his...
#father
#childhood
#son #responsibility
#son #responsibility
880 reads
8 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
26th Nov 2024 1:59am
26th Nov 2024 1:59am
My Lioness Flickers Between Serengeti Moonbeams
My Lioness Flickers Between Serengeti Moonbeams
Our African vacation starts at a luxury hotel in Nairobi. But I pine for a photographic safari into the Serengeti. Over breakfast, I break some news for Jane. “Hey let’s try this on for size. Jane, I want to take you on a safari into Tanzania. Maybe we’ll have an adventure like in a J.G. Ballard novel.”
She says, “You’re so crazy, but truly we could face off with a pride of lions looking for supper. The signs ain’t good darling. The continental breakfast bar at this hotel is more than enough for me. We can go to the...
Our African vacation starts at a luxury hotel in Nairobi. But I pine for a photographic safari into the Serengeti. Over breakfast, I break some news for Jane. “Hey let’s try this on for size. Jane, I want to take you on a safari into Tanzania. Maybe we’ll have an adventure like in a J.G. Ballard novel.”
She says, “You’re so crazy, but truly we could face off with a pride of lions looking for supper. The signs ain’t good darling. The continental breakfast bar at this hotel is more than enough for me. We can go to the...
#Africa
#love
#marriage
#sensual
#son
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goldenmyst
Poem Published
26th Nov 2024 1:59am
26th Nov 2024 1:59am
My Lioness Flickers Between Serengeti Moonbeams
My Lioness Flickers Between Serengeti Moonbeams
Our African vacation starts at a luxury hotel in Nairobi. But I pine for a photographic safari into the Serengeti. Over breakfast, I break some news for Jane. “Hey let’s try this on for size. Jane, I want to take you on a safari into Tanzania. Maybe we’ll have an adventure like in a J.G. Ballard novel.”
She says, “You’re so crazy, but truly we could face off with a pride of lions looking for supper. The signs ain’t good darling. The continental breakfast bar at this hotel is more than enough for me. We can go to the...
Our African vacation starts at a luxury hotel in Nairobi. But I pine for a photographic safari into the Serengeti. Over breakfast, I break some news for Jane. “Hey let’s try this on for size. Jane, I want to take you on a safari into Tanzania. Maybe we’ll have an adventure like in a J.G. Ballard novel.”
She says, “You’re so crazy, but truly we could face off with a pride of lions looking for supper. The signs ain’t good darling. The continental breakfast bar at this hotel is more than enough for me. We can go to the...
#Africa
#love
#marriage
#sensual
#son
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