The Kids

No, we don’t do this for the kids
and we ain’t responsible
for what they see.
And no, you were never really his
but he’s innocent,
so you pretend to be
but he’s wise, and so he keeps you
at arm’s length
his arms are long
and regal as a queen’s
perhaps he really knows you,
hears your heart
perhaps it’s you who don’t know
what love means.