“Word Power

I could have tried to have another son,
Mother said, but then I'd have to divide
my love in two, so I sacrificed,
& just had you. But sometimes I think
you could have used the competition
that a baby brother would have brought.
All the relatives would put him in their arms,
& hold him high over their heads. And that just might
stir you to action. Because right now
you're even too lazy to look up a word
in the dictionary, & your vocabulary is limited.
And one day your wife is going to ask you
if you really love her. And you should
tell her yes, & that you also idolize her.
But since you don't know what that word means,
you won't be able to use it. And even if
she buys you Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
for a birthday present, you still might not get the hint.”