Cursing Cousins

The poem Starts at 6:34  Daddy Issues To know you is to love you Or at least that’s the phrase Praises aloud for this day for the daddy’s that Didn’t leave their children to the rain Conversations accusations about him the fatherless son that doesn’t tie his tie straight sits outside on the porch all-day and doesn’t give his baby mama a break Her house is his crib now His nursing turns to mooching he doesn’t understand what he’s doing her backs breaks the kids are watching the cards fall from the spades table on every holiday that's when he’s around for the celebrations and photographs but the systemic systems will have the last laugh That’s what they wanted Broken households minds begin to fold like maturing proteins Mothers cling to their sons and push away their daughters and the system repeats the son leaves that nest to fall to that daughter that never got nurturing  from her father so whatever will do you do me I do you We’ve seen it a million times So when does it stop my thoughts on this sit