Fives Are Not the Same

Most fives are excited by everything They skip and sing and dance They twirl and whirl down the hallway These are fives who feel loved and revered Fives who have had rough, tough lives often walk a different pathway Some of these fives have lost their joy; they do not play. They are angry at life, they despise the twirlers. Hurt and sad, dancers and singers irritate them. When a five is a bully, hitting and hurting other students, We teachers suspect that we know how they live Fives who are delighted by singing and dancing Have no idea why they are being brutalized We cannot fix a five’s home situation. Ninety-nine percent of the hotlines are dismissed. We can only love and revere them while they are here. Teaching them skills they may need to survive their life.