A Love Poem
©2002 Charity Mason
- I know you didn't exactly
- Apply for this job,
- But it will do no good
- To sit there and sob
- The dishes need doing
- The toilet is clogged
- The telephone's ringing
- A diaper is sogged
- But you are their guardian
- Their protector and friend
- You are their advisor,
- Though the work never ends.
- You are their teacher,
- Their example and maid
- Their provider and comfort
- When they are afraid
- Your title includes chief cook,
- Bottlewasher, chaffeur,
- Clock watcher, bather,
- Oh - what you will endure!
- But, for love,
- These things are done
- For the love of a daughter,
- And the love of a son