Some parents don’t understand
What a child feels to see other children love or to be loved.
Some parents don’t understand 
What it means for a child to be hugged…to feel safe.
Some parents don’t understand
What it means for a child to be supported 
Because that child finally has someone to count on.
Some parents don’t understand
What it means for a child to be held by the hand
To feel trust.
Some parents don’t understand
What it means for a child to receive one simple kiss
So that child they would feel love.
Some parents don’t understand 
What it means for a child to laugh 
To laugh freely without being shushed.
Some parents don’t understand
That those three small words 
“I LOVE YOU” 
Mean the world to a child. 
Some parents don’t understand
All that a child wants is a parent 
To love them
To appreciate them
To dedicate their time to them 
To believe in them 
And of course to call their own.