As the pain deepens
The chasm widens
Every approach from either side
Does some more damage

The gulf more wide
I speak to my children
I try to explain
Then fall back into habit and only complain

They don’t understand me
To me they’re a mystery
The harder we struggle
The harder we try

We’re still in a muddle
Still just getting by.
I don’t want to do damage
I want their lives to be better

but I can’t do anything right
I am just not that clever
I must admit defeat
and look into the void
It is time to retreat.
leave behind this cruel world.



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