Listening
How I love to hear her words
the words which wake me day and night.
How I love the sudden brightness
from her prancing and surrounding me in light.
Why does she always say she has no time
when time is at her beck and call.
Why does she ignore my presence all day
when will she acknowlege me at all.
The days when she see's me
make me light-up and grin.
The days when she laughs and talks all night
are the ones I hold within.
This poem is about:
My family
My community