More than I need

He was my child,
Whom I made eat more than he could.
It was my child,
Whom I taxed to learn more than he could.
He was my child,
Whom I wanted to toil more than he willed.
He is my child,
Whom I want to care me more than I need.
17.11.2011

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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