generation

I see him in you,
the form of the face,
the way you take a breath,

birthday...

and I think of him
as a little boy.
and cry.

I want to give you
-the love and approval
he couldn't find,
-appropriate boundaries,
-training before discipline,
-Balance.

You're separate,
I know,
and the present can't fix the past,

but every boy needs his mother.