"The best thing a parent can do for a child is love them and take them for who they are." Maurice Sendak(Mr. Sendak lived with his partner for 50 years but was never able to tell his own parents that he was gay.)
What
if I can't fall asleep
from the monster under my bed?
What
if I miss dinner?
Will
I starve until I'm dead?
What
if I ran away from home?
Would
you look for me?
What
if I said I hated you?
Would
you hate me back times 3?
What
if sometimes I don't want
to
have a baby brother?
What
if I still suck my thumb
or
wet my new bed cover?
What
if I'm still scared of thunder
or
afraid of the dark?
What
if you love my sister more
and leave me at the park?
What
if I do bad at school
and
I'm really not that smart?
What
if I think about you dying
or imagine us apart?
What
if I make a bad mistake
and
can't ever make it right?
What
if I'm not good at sports?
do you think you might
Love me if I say I'm gay
still love me If I dared?
'cause I don't want to lose you
and I'm really, really scared.
Love me if I say I'm gay
still love me If I dared?
'cause I don't want to lose you
and I'm really, really scared.
6 comments:
Well I know what the answer is in my family. "No."
we both followed the same path on this...it was heart breaking for me to find he felt he could never tell his parents...ugh...kids need that unconditional love...nice take...
This is a really sweet poem. Shows us that the monsters under the bed aren't the only thing to be afraid of, sometimes we are afraid of showing ourselves or being abandoned by others.
Thank you for joining the wild rumpus!
If one of my children had the guts to ask me that, I would have the guts to still love them.
Nicely done. Maurice would be proud.
Blimey missus - you do have a knack of welling me up! That was a heart wrenching poem. Acceptance and there to pick up the pieces if need be. That's a parent.
I missed this response ~
I think the questions are all food for thoughts ~ I think deep down we are all scared ~
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