Daughter and Son
the two differ
in one, you are in awe of her
and she is amazing
you are proud
and write as if,
screaming it aloud
with the other piece
pride is never expressed
the stilted relationship
is down to him,
as you say,
‘let me be your mother’
I have a feeling
that he has always needed you
I just wonder
if you have known what to do
James Garratt – December 2009
Daughter and Son
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 