It’s in all of these

how do we atone
for the sins of the father;
sins committed before our birth
when the law states that
thou shalt not speak
back to the elderly.

how do we atone
for the sins committed
before our eyes,
the sacrilegious injustice meted upon us

How do we tell our fathers
enough is enough–
it is high time
our lives are left for us to live.

Younglan Talyoung