CHILDHOOD DENIED
Children are the worst sufferers of parental discord or loss
They crave and long for attention the parent struggles to compensate
Affection that should naturally be bestowed when grudgingly dispensed
Does more damage than help the child is quick to sense
Moody lonely children get bullied and teased
Whispers and hushed conversations about their state
The clicking tongues and arched eyebrows add to their already heavy bag of woes
Innocent and adorable their eyes mirror the pain they carry a stigma and much more
Afraid of lonely houses vacant homes that echo their pain
Insipid meals and gadgets their lot most often
Bereft of company their world of silence often resonates in their thoughts and words as well.
Stoic silent adorable heart stealers Aadhya and Nihaar and all they represent.