Does the fear of holding a child reside in others as it does myself
Resisting responsibility to provide protection
An unread book gathering dust on a shelf
To never father a child is like an unspent wealth
Yet I am not ready to provide beyond my preservation
Does the fear of holding a child reside in others as it does myself
A desire to live; impaired by ill-health
A dream, which becomes a nightmare through repetition
An unread book gathering dust on a shelf
A provider that gives by destroying itself
The parent who puts their own needs last in preparation
Does the fear of holding a child reside in others as it does myself
Destruction delivered by means of stealth
Is it better to have had and lost in devastation
Does the fear of holding a child reside in others as it does myself
An unread book gathering dust on a shelf.
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