Two sons.

The mother with two sons.

She was a doting mother

to one son.

And pushed the other away.

She ruined one with to much love

and attention.

And shunned the other with neglect

and hurt.

Jealously ruled in one boy's heart.

And the other one. Could not understand

why his mother was that way.

You have got to love your children equality

or upset and disharmony will rule forever.

Or at least until you die.

Unfair mother of two sons.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

:( a sad sad loss to all of society when a child goes not only unloved but pushed down as well :(( reading brought the thoughts of Cain and Able to my mind ... i wonder how their upbringing was .. hmmmmmmmm i was fortunate to have been loved and encouraged to the best of me Ma and Da's abilities ... i told all my children that they are my favorite one ... and not to tell the sibs ;) but we all still have fun with that .. as i think of solutions for these children you speak of ..a lot of organizations pop into me noodle .. Big brother or sister, especially ... your poem inspires me to remember lost, lonely , hurt children in my prayers this morning ... so well done says i!
E.

[Onlyme]

Thank you Einstein for your thoughtful, kind review. Bless you Sir. hugs Dawn.

[kitty]

I agree totally that mothers should display no preference in the raising of their children. I too had two sons but one was sadly taken away from us. We are not given manuals but common sense should always prevail. Love the piece.

[Onlyme]

Hi Kitty, so sorry to hear about your our sons. And thank you for your thoughts and feelings. bless you. Dawn.

[kitty]

Norman Vincent died as a babe - without sin so religion would have it he is with my God. Praise His holy name!

[Pete]

my brother and i are the only two children. my brother takes after my mother and i take after my father.
we have a closeness that sometimes outweighs the other. love is such a delicate, complicated and precious thing. must be handled with care. you tell a powerful tale not to be taken lightly ... :)

[Onlyme]

Thank you Pete, I can understand that and what you said above. About being close to one parent than the others. I was a bit like that myself with my own parents even thou. An only child. thanks Pete Dawn.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right Dawn.
"You have got to love your children equality
or upset and disharmony will rule forever."
Children know when the love is not equal. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your wisdom.
Coyote