To: The Child I Raised

Raising Baby to Walk
The Child runs away
Chasing the kid
Someday never again to stray

Raising Baby to Talk
The Child is too loud
Quieting the kid
Someday listening makes you proud

Raising Baby to be confident
The child is not careful
Cautioning the kid
Someday very thoughtful

Raising Baby to be Independent
The Child is absent
Missing the Kid
Someday there may be self-content



© 2005 Jacqueline Alexander