Single Mother

Alone and on her own
He left when he found out
A man undeserving of the title of "Father"

Invisibility
And what remains?
A boy caught in the middle
Trapped in a chasm of neglect, despair, longing
Resenting the Unpresent
She is never present
Working slave-like to support
Because she has no support
And who will guide the young one?
Will he be led astray by his peers?
Will he be strong enough to not succumb
to the temptations of the material world?
And what if the boy grows up to look just
like this man?
What then?
Will she burn with hatred?