one lifetime, to do "our job".
Raising those helpless,
amazing infants
who arrive in our lives.
Over whom we have
little to less control
as the years pass.
I really thought,
given the same parents,
lifestyle, advantages,
the "mold" would shape
each offspring similarly.
People are individuals.
What they experience,
how they interpret life,
decisions they make --
are variables.
We tried to "equalize"
We tried to "equalize"
to ensure no child was
"left behind".
One always pushed the
"envelope of life"
Believing they were
Always in control.
There were no "perks"
for one over another.
Each was encouraged
in their unique or similar
interests and abilities.
Then they were "grown";
Then they were "grown";
developed with support
into the ongoing
process of each life step.
But how, some parents ask,
But how, some parents ask,
can one be so "different"
towards them from the"others".
How can they twist truth
about daily life --
as "they" experienced it?
Enter other influencers.
Enter other influencers.
Especially those
with ability & capacity
in bed and out.
A lifelong "soul mate"
with non-removable straps.
A manipulator
Never changes
It adapts, adopts,
Survives using deceit.
I'm happy, they say.
I love being used.
It helps me provide.
What I'm told to do.
Animals know their own smell
They bury it well.
Then covers what it produces
As the smell repels.
The closer you are
The less you want to know.
Not wanting to be caught
In the growing web of
Manipulation & Control.
