A father's love

I listened to his story
Of a childhood less than rare
How many will understand?
This tale of a soul laid bare
What love was given over time?
Surely many will clearly see
How little love: actually given out
Could never be considered "care"
A boken hearted little boy
Grew rebellious as a teen
Oh how much heartache
Had that poor little soul seen?
Worry for his poor mother
Running home from school
He should have been happy
Should have been so cool
Arguments he heard at night 
Huddled beneath his blankets
Wishing they'd no longer fight
Ah poor little scared little mite
Now as I look around
I see the reasons that abound
Father's mother birthed him
But didn't stick around
He was deserted: left alone in 
His Nana's capable old hands
Does this sadness explain a lot?
Does it show how in times gone by
What happened as a little lad
Changed the destiny that was to be had
Would one happy family life?
Beget another or as we can see
Does sadness carry on forward
Spilling over into life's anatomy...