Amen

there were no tears at graduation
my heart burst with pride as the youngest boy
marched with his friends to finish high school
but up in the bleachers
his mother
could hardly wait for that diploma to hit his hand
DONE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL
AMEN


*in memory of all the hours of homework
glue sticks
footnotes
research papers
illness
broken friendships
broken printers
new discoveries
PTA Meetings
reading groups
first grade teachers aid (me)
poster board
middle school (sucked for me more than it did for you)
peer pressure
school concerts
prom
(no, you can't go to the beach, I don't care who is going)
big smiles
braces
best friends
real teachers
school lunches
and, 
missed busses
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
September 1, 2009 at 1:42 PM
I know the feeling. You have expressed it well in these lines. Sara
Loving Iii Avatar
August 30, 2009 at 6:03 PM
heart felt. and what you said about ted kennedy was cool. John H Loving III
Freeman Avatar
August 29, 2009 at 5:17 PM
awesome poem, food for thought, Sincerely Moses
Brown Avatar
August 29, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Thank you for sharing this awesome poem Veronica. Love, Carol
Richards Avatar
August 28, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Congratulations to both Mom and Son....Hooray...you made it!!! :) love, Carrie
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