two poems

A single mother's wish:
12-25-12

(I wrote this Christmas evening)

I have many dreams of my own put on hold for someone more imortant than myself.
I have many dreams of my own put o hold for someone I love even more than myself.
There is someone I brought into this world a few years ago.
Someone who made me able to see how I need to change.
If I could have a wish I know what it would be.
I wish for people to see a world though me.
I am not trying to say I am always right.
I am not trying to say you are always wrong.
I wish for people to understand in a glimer of light the choices I make.
It's hard already for me to work, to do chores and to mee everyones criteria f how they think we should be.
If I'm having a bad day I wish you could get off your high horse and lend an ear and a heart
to help out.
Criticizing I don't take to well,doing this on my own.
I try my best to please if you could pick up on my cues that might be of interest to you.
Some peace, solitude, understanding and extra helping hands are welcome,
just not an ignoring shoulder or glare.
As a wish I'd wish for you to help us be what much more we can be.
We don't want to be burdens but blessings in our own disguise.

(part two)

Dear public schools:

All the students rush to their lines to go and sit in neat little desks.
They have many things to learn in a day, a year.
They have more to  learn than what's in those books and those tests.
They have to lear how to deal with the dirty looks.
Sometimes some kids are a bit more sensative and oters even teachers call them
tatle tales.
It's all a combination of effors from everyone because we all have different
things about us.
We all have different things that make us unique.
Book smats are very important.
It's what gets us the jobs and carrers out thre we meet.
Maybe we can learn to develope tougher skin and a safer
place we can learn in.
It all seems so rushed for some.
It all seems as a gift for other.
We all deserve life long friends and good memories.
I think most of it starts in the home.  Not all of it,
I may disagree. Can you control how much you laugh at
someone elses misfortunes.
It may mean the world for them.
I send my own child into these schools.  All I want is for his safety
and education which is more then those books and tests.