Monday, May 19, 2025

Power of Parents

 Anchored, tethered, a relic of the past.

I seek desperately to make my final assessment 

of My Inheritance.

Who will decide my self?

Me, or the lingering atavism?

The vulnerabilities of the collective lie latent within me–

They tip-toe to the surface. 

Ready to ensnare: me, my children, and theirs.

I look back to my benefactors with resentment

Yet I make my own apologies in advance of my own heirs

Tortured by the power of parents.


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