Cycles are for butterflies,
mosquitoes, guinea worms
and the like,
as nature dictates,
to propel their existence.
For man,
a cycle leads to ruin
for his super brain knows better,
but does it?
There’s no excuse
for perpetuating ugly acts
even if you suffered
or gained through them;
for two wrongs
make not a right.
Why should a child
abused as a kid
repeat the same?
Why should a child
born to thieving hands
continue the same?
Why should a child
born to drug doers
commit to the same?
Why should a child
born to alcohol abusers
pick up the same?
Why should a child
born to smoking parents
carry on the same?
Lack of guidance and bad example
are the causes of
this legacy
that debases humanity.