ACCUSATORY GLANCES

ACCUSATORY GLANCES

The pipes are bursting left and right,
The house has sprung a leak.
The parents they are fighting,
And the children cannot sleep.

And after the red hot anger cools,
A sullen silence fills the air.
Accusatory glances across the room do stare.

And the children cry and they know not why,
Their young minds cannot comprehend,
That the fairy tale of their parents’ lives
Is quickly drawing to an end.

The electric is turned off at last
For nonpayment of fees.
There will be no more air conditioning,
There will be no more TV.

And the parents they must live content
To simply stare at walls,
And eulogize their love that’s died.
While in distress the teacher calls.
To ask if there is something wrong.
Why do John and Jen act out?
Why has all this misbehavior all of a sudden come about?

And the children cry, and the night is long,
And the parents struggle to stay strong.
And the father’s laid off at his work,
And life just goes from bad to worse.

The pipes are bursting left and right,
And with the pipes the bank account.
The bill collectors at the door,
The troubles they do swiftly mount.

The parents, they are fighting,
The children cannot sleep.
Alone inside their bedroom,
The tears roll down their cheeks.

And in their parents’ bedroom another scene is playing out,
Accusatory glances that smolder and burn out.
After the red hot anger cools, will there still be something there,
Besides the ghosts of love gone wrong that echo on the stairs?

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2009
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