It Would Have Been Wonderfull....! ! ! Poem by Gaurav Sharma

It would have been wonderful if only you could
Have taught being human rather than 'Be good! '
Had childhood so nourished instead of so beaten
To not have been punished for beans left uneaten
To not have felt fear at the call of my name
And not seen the stripes of your rage on my frame
To not hear I'm sinful because of wet beds
Or not feel the blows of your hand on my head
To not have been taught how the Lord's on your side
Until from the His Love I learned how to hide
To not have to best all the others at school
And when you were needy displayed like a fool
To have welcomed your hug not shied from your rod
And grown up in terror of you and your god
To know there's a haven to whom I could run
When kids called me 'four-eyes' and dealt me a shun
To have had a mother who taught me to love
And received a come closer in place of your shove
To have grown up a man with the courage to feel
In place of this hole that I'm trying to heal