Monster In Law

"My son, my son,"

Is the battle cry

She wanted him to get married

Now she wonders why.

The wife is a distraction

She takes away her share of love

Why did she want him to get a girl

When she was the only deserving woman from heavens above

She brought him up with love and care

Sacrificed her health to see his smile

She now wants returns and unquestioned loyalty

It's his turn to walk the extra mile.

He was her biggest investment

The reason she woke up in the morning all her days

Now he wanted to spend his free time with someone else

And live life according to her fun, new ways.

She ignored her husband, she ignored her friends

She wanted dedication from one person alone

And he had found someone new to play with

His wife was more precious to him than his shiny new phone.

She went ballistic and screamed her angst

One day when she could take it no more

They had seen it coming, there'd been something in the air

It was a time of decision making for these four.

The daughter-in-law had a sad look in her eye

The son was torn between everyone he loved in life

The husband looked smug, his wife was right

He too had felt ignored by his son after the wife.

The young girl's aura changed

The look of steely determination was evident in her

"You can keep your son," she said at last

And walked away, leaving the boy's world in a blur.