Xenogenesis

Just providing alone does not a good parent make.
It only imparts that one’s gift entitles their take.

Shelter alone is not the definition of good.
It’s only a convenience of money & wood.

All children well fed cannot be assumed to be loved.
They very well may be fed by a servant white gloved.

Most children’s magic is that they reflect what they’re shown.
In their true words & kind deeds are good parents made known.

I could go on…insight making my history clear.
Yet…I’ve defied circumstance through each formative year.

I was never a mirror for unhappy adults.
I was fire upon my gene pool & that got results.