Dad-

with thoughts so innocent most of the time

eyes so creative

smile so charming

laughter so boyish

you'd never know what lies beneath

what he fights so hard to keep

just beneath the surface

and who could know

no one would know

not until they saw

they witnessed

and even then they couldn't be certain of it

you don't know unless you're looking

and once you find 

you don't want to see

i wish i didn't see

seeing makes me responsible

for what i know

and hence forth what i do

i'm at war with myself on where to stand

i want to err on the side of Truth

but truth is relative

for everyone else involved with this

to each his own solution

but nothing is getting fixed

in fact it's getting worse

and the boyish feelings are getting hurt

not to say he should take no fault in this

but he alone did not create the magnitude

of this mess

and he alone can't fix it

but he believes it's all on him

and doesn't care to change

no one gives him the option

such a shame