Silent Fathers

My society suffers from a deadly syndrome. 
A disease called 
Silent Fathers. 
Symptoms are harsh 
and bitter to swallow. 

The man who has so many unanswered questions, 
yet refuse to question 
The kind of man, 
that sweeps dirt under the carpet, 
too proud to spring clean his house, 
someone else will pick up after him 

Fathers that see, 
His children spiraling out of control 
yet does not see at all, 
The man who gets up early, 
to escape the noise 
and the smell of sadness lingering in his home. 

The Dad, 
that fails to display compassion towards his children, 
No hugs, 
No encouraging word 
or reprimanding where there is a need. 

My society, 
Produced no backbone men, 
The kind that sit in  pubs, 
indulging in toxins 
which would ultimately damage vital organs 
and leave children fatherless 
Engaging in seductive conversations 
with a girl, 
young enough to be his daughter 
The kind that finds comfort on cyberspace, 
trying to fill a void his dad left 
The kind that would pay for clothes and shoes, 
just to keep his daughter from asking too many questions, 
The man who failed to teach his baby girl 
that her value and worth 
are not measured by a price tag 
or how many boys she can phase by her appearance, 
but rather by how she carries herself 
Portraying confidence in who she is 
What she believes in 
The man who shouts at his son, 
commanding him to grow up and be a man, 
yet all the boy does, 
is follow his father's footsteps, 
Footsteps that paints a story so colorful, 
Be seen not heard, 
Show no emotion, 
believing that the essence of a man lies in his masculinity, 
how hard he can punch, 
how many skirts he can lift 
and how many deaf and blind 
kids he can conceive 
and not take responsibility for 

Silent fathers 
Are seen not heard 
Sadly that is what my society made to be true. 

Men you have the cure, 
Locked up in yourself 
A single phrase, 
Is the key to my sisters education, 
'Baby girl we need to talk' 
By doing that, 
My brother unlocks his potential, 
to lead his peers into a brighter future. 
Break the Silent Father Syndrome 
With a loud comeback, 
Be the roaring lion 
Speaking with authority 
Demanding respect 
Mending broken hearts and homes 

That will be the end of 
Confused children 
The end of 
Silent Fathers.