Wake up Mommy <br />I need to learn how to tie my shoes <br />And if daddy comes, I promise not to show him the bruise. <br />I promise not to wet the bed tonight <br />Remember when you said that you would teach me how to color and write? <br /> <br />There is a needle lying next to you <br />It doesn’t look like the one that grandma used.. <br />when she patched my pants and shirt? <br />Wake up Mommy. <br />Are you sure that you’re not hurt? <br /> <br />Sam said his Mommy reads a story to him at night. Derek said his daddy spanks him when he’s wrong but he gets candy when he’s right. <br />I want to learn my ABC’s, <br />Mommy listen, I can count to three. <br /> <br />Wake up Mommy <br />I want to look at Sesame Street <br />Can I dress up like Barney and go “trick or treat? ” <br /> <br />I want to put on a uniform and play T-ball <br />It would be so good if I can hold your hand as we walk through the mall <br />Please wake up and give me a big hug <br />The lady next door said I’m going to be a thug. <br />Mommy, I’m scared and I don’t know what to do. <br />Mommy, wake up so I can tell you that I Love You<br /><br />Jeannette Gregory<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wake-up-mommy-i-need-to-grow-up/
