Mr. Belvedere Doesn'T Live Here............

Parents are so busy and pre-occupied with their 
own lives,
They never flinch when the doorbell rings twice,
They yell for the children to open the door,
Chastising them forevermore.......
Yet, parents get upset when the children disappear,
When they vanish into thin air,
They blame everyone except themselves
for not doing their due diligence,
If parents really cared they wouldn't
throw their children to the wolves,
Who knows what lurks behind the doors,
Sometimes vagrants, up to no good!
If parents aren't able to handle their tasks
and have responsibilty for the kids,
They should seek a Mr. Belvedere
whose only task would be to bow and scrape,
and opening the doors so the children won't vanish
or escape.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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August 29, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Gee, I never thought of this danger, Margaret, but then I don't have children. They need all the protection they can get in today's world and parents should either answer the door themselves or, as you say, hire a Mr. Belvedere. Very enlightening thoughts. Love, Carolyn
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