The father tries a lot to understand his child but he fails every time. He wants to build a good relationship in between them. He doesn't want his child to do anything, he would simply forgive him. He just wants him to come back, give it a fresh start and discover a new love out of sorrow. 

The poem is fairly universal. At times, the lack of mutual understanding between a father and a son creates a lot of misunderstandings that result in silence between the two. 

1. Unshaven.
2. Saline.
3. Shaky, unstable.
4. Extreme bend.
5. Minimal.

No, the poem doesn't have a consistent rhyme scheme.

1. This child is built to my design yet what he loves I cannot share.
2. We speak like strangers, there is no sign of understanding in the air.
3. Silence surrounds us.