I am a Child

                                          Authour Unknown

I look at my book and I can't read the words,

My Language is muffled and misunderstood..

I am trying so hard but I cannot succeed,

My tasks aren't completed because I can't read.

I am often the one who cannot sit still

Or so very quiet no one knows I am there.

I watch form the background and hope that I grasp,

Something form lessons being taught in my class.

By the time I get help I am so far behind,

I get so frustrated I'm perceived as unkind.

My education is depending on you.

So if you do not speak for me,

I don't know what to do.

Please hear what I'm saying,

Please do not be beguiled,

Please look out for my future,

I am a child..
 

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