Poem: Parody

I spent so long trying to make you happy
I forgot what my own happiness was
Without trying to please you in the process
With you I have become a reflection
That dances when you dance and falls
When you fall to the ground

Poem: The Winding Down

Daddy is home and the children rush
To wrap their arms around them
Like so many times before
Laughing and chattering and vying
For some piece of his attention

Mother is in the kitchen cooking
Being a good house wife
Keeping the home and the children
Protecting all of their dreams
At the expense of hers