Day 43 of 366: If I was the parent

If the roles were reversed

And I was the one taking care of you

Would I have done a better job?

Or would I fall short just like you had

If I was the parent, and you were the child

Would I have have been more kind?

Could I handled you better

And you grow up not bitter?

If this world spun differently

Would you have age gracefully

Or would you consider yourself a failure

Living in the past with no closure

I know you you deserve better

And more much more than that

I wish you were treated nicer

Even if the circumstances were dire

Could I have given a better comfort

Would you have grown to be a better person

Will my grandkids receive kindness

Can they embrace the softness

I believe you deserve the world, I really do

And I wish that things was better for you

Maybe you were just a product of your time

I just wish the next generation be better than mine