Others Speak

It was an internal matter, a family situation
We gave our views, we weighed the options
One cannot fall back on fleeting emotion
After all, it is the family's name, its fortunes

He was elder, the male, the one who must bear
What is wrong if the younger one shares
For the family's benefit, he must forbear
He is young, this burden is for the elders to bear

His failure lay in that he did not tell
Carried away by her cares and baby coos
Women are like that, great feelings they show
It was his place to demand and her place to know

One may force the hand of fate
But fate's decree will win
If it is time for the name to end
We have to wait, maybe it will re-surge