What are you watching?

“Nothing…”

What are you laughing at?

“Nothing…”

What are you crying about?

“Nothing…”

What are you talking about?

“Dw…”

…said the parent to the child.

Private fun.

Private fights.

Private faith.

The doors and walls don’t conceal as much as you think,

but sitting in full view doesn’t make you present.

Jean-Luc has front row seats to the turned backs

of his greatest role models.

August sees raised hands on Sundays

and raised fists on Wednesdays.

Susie hears the lame ‘reasons’,

and knows they are excuses.

Olivia hears the prayers

and knows the empty air is their intended audience.

True values don’t need a poster

they are seen and known on a cellular level.

What parent gives their child a stone

when they ask for a fish?

The parent who is quick to ‘like’

and slow to love.

‘Neglect’ and ‘Apathy’ might be popular,

but they’re never in fashion.