Analysis of My Mother

My mother's sleep is a
long hated diary.
Loneliness is the
cause of her nightmares.

My father was selfish
with his needs
but gracious with his wants,
my mother's anger
is deflated by her mistakes.

She smiles at the
soiled sweetness of her
story, her carelessness is
distracted from her truth,
her punishment is her steps
drifting toward the same door.

My father's care is
sequestered
by his lack of loving.
My mother needing his love,
and my father never willing
to let it go from his side.