misplaced.

I guess I'd rather know the truth,
so I can properly ignore it;
but if his wizened hand reached too far-
and I feel shaky, thinking of it-

I couldn't ignore this, though we don't speak aloud.

and my poor mother with her misplaced love
for a man whose wizened hand reached too far
under her daughter's shirt-
under her daughter's pants-

and I feel sick, thinking of it.