Button Branch by ~jpgFury
Good ParentGood ParentGood Parent by ~jpgFury
You don't need to tell me gently
Or try to soften the blow
I know that I'm not a good parent
I know what everyone knows, but no one says aloud
That a good parent loves their children
Cherishes each one equally
A natural balancing of their affection
I love them, the two who have slept in my arms
But there is one I love without fail
Who is without flaw or fault
Impossibly perfect in every way
You know who you are, my child that never was
Lost to me before you had ever lived
My first who was never born
For my flawed body couldn't hold you
I am sorry that I never knew you, the perfection and the faults
I have mou