Life Lessons
Taken from their hands,
was the land they never visited.
Taken from the mind,
is the life they couldn't grasp
Imaginations were whisked away,
dreams dashed,
souls shattered.
Each kid forced to grow up, and use a broom.
Taught to sweep up, to clean up.
Just to keep their families alive.
Kids I know complain because WiFi is slow,
their phones were taken away.
Oh no! They can't go to the mall with friends.
Why yes, kids have jobs.
Only some and not all. Many don't need a job just to survive,
they want high school credits so they can have a spare block.
Some kids have jobs because they need to help out their families,
then they get in trouble for missing class because they got home at midnight,
slept in and missed first block and rush to school and get kicked out for missing too much school.
Yet we still look at the problems that aren't as important as LIFE!
We look at how the government can make more money,
what forest we can chop down and build Wal-Marts and McDonald's!
How to stop refugees from taking jobs from people.
But I haven't ever talked in class about how to help the poor, and how to balance work and school. Never how to support a family of 6.
But I have been taught how to dance the Cadillac ranch. Watched movies on Geisha's and Super size me.
But never
was I Taught anything that meant something to
Me.
So thanks life lessons.
Lets go dance, or watch some T.V
Copyright © Paige Reed | Year Posted 2016
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