Unclear Family Poem by Denis Martindale

Where's the nuclear family?
Do you know where it's gone?
Today it's somewhat hard to see,
Our hopes to pin upon...
With children known as 2 point 4
And Mum and Dad as well,
I know it's not a written law,
But now it's hard to tell...

Divorce increases year by year,
The parents split apart,
Each child's then left to shed a tear
That tugs at every heart...
A second marriage may begin,
More children to be born,
Then only God knows who will win
And who remains forlorn...

A certain friction fills the air,
A numbness chills each soul...
The likes of these who could compare?
Folks keeping self-control...
Such that true peace nobody seeks,
With grudges close at hand,
Then silences, nobody speaks,
As if true love were banned...

No wonder God has warned us all
Before the Wedding Day,
God only knows what will befall
When adults go astray...
They may start well and life's just great,
But sin's still here on Earth
And truly this must be Man's Fate
That each must prove their worth...

It's such a shame when things go wrong!
Such sorrows here and there!
No wonder God tells us, 'Be strong!
Be warned! You must take care! '
If only true love were the norm,
Divorces not exist...
There'd only be sweethearts kept warm
And sweet lips ever kissed!



Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2012.


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Poem accepted for Forward Poetry anthology:

Cherished Moments - A Collection Of Poetry.