POEM STARTER

Write a poem about something a young child wants very badly but cannot have.

Consider your language use for the chosen age of the child and choose a specific style of poetry that would be suitable for this prompt.

To Be Enough

My teachers tell me I’m very mature for my age;

They say it’s good to want to take care of others;

I try my best to get good grades and do my chores;

Momma screams and cries more and more lately.

They say it’s good to want to take care of others;

I just want to be a good son, so that she gets better;

Momma screams and cries more and more lately;

Maybe, if I cook and clean for her, she’ll leave her bed.

I just want to be a good son, so that she gets better;

My brother swears me being born broke her brain;

Maybe, if I cook and clean for her, she’ll leave her bed;

Sometimes, she argues against things no one else hears.

My brother swears me being born broke her brain;

Daddy says I’m not to blame, and kids shouldn’t be the parent;

Sometimes, she argues against things no one else hears;

I don’t know what to do, but I need to help her more.

Daddy says I’m not to blame, and kids shouldn’t be the parent;

I try my best to get good grades and do my chores;

I don’t know what to do, but I need to help her more;

My teachers tell me I’m very mature for my age.

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