A little warning from mummy to father

Pallid face
Drawn in frustration
At unfulfilled promises

Left to console
Inconsolable tears of a child
Because for no good reason
I'm covering for you
Again

You become your fathers son
The man you dispise
But you don't realise

To you
Your excuses
for
Laziness
and
Irresponsibility
Are valid
You convince yourself you're true

But all a child understands
is
Daddy's supposed to be here
But he's not
Again

So
When with the conviction of
Youth
and
Innocence
He tells me he hates you
I tell him
You love him
It's not your fault

But
I'm sick of saying you're sick
When you're tired
I'm tired of saying it's not your fault
When it's your choice

Just in case
One day
You decide to be a father
So you won't see the damage you did

But it won't be long
Until
Innocent eyes grow
With the knowledge of years
The things I say won't hide the truth then

When he gives up on you
I know you'll blame me
Because you'll never know
The things I did to defend you

But all you gave was bullshit
What does he owe you?