SOMETIMES I AM SAD

by Shashi
(Mumbai (India))

SOMETIMES I WANT TO SLEEP A LITTLE MORE,
IN THE MORNING, BUT
MOTHER SAYS, WAKE-UP BABY
YOU HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

SOMETIMES I WANT TO PLAY, A LITTLE MORE,
IN THE EVENING, BUT
MOTHER SAYS, BABY THE TIME IS OVER
DO YOUR HOME-WORK AND IT’S TIME TO HAVE DINNER.

SOMETIMES I WANT TO EAT, MY MEAL A LITTLE SLOWLY,
IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT
MOTHER SAYS, BABY GULP FAST
YOU HAVE TO RUSH FOR THE ACTIVITY CLASS.

SOMETIMES I SAY, A LITTLE SLOWER,
WHILE WALKING WITH MY FATHER, BUT
FATHER SAYS, COME ON, RUN MY BABY,
YOU HAVE TO GROW FASTER.

SOMETIMES I WANT MORE ATTENTION,
FROM MY TEACHER, WHILE IN THE CLASS, BUT
TEACHER SAYS, READ AND WRITE RAPIDLY
YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE CHAPTER QUICKLY.
ALAS! ALL ARE IN A HURRY, BUT WHY?
SOMETIMES I AM REALLY SAD,
DEAR PARENTS AND TEACHER,
I WANT TO GROW A LITTLE SLOWER.

I AM FOLLOWING YOUR FOOTSTEPS
SOMEDAY WHEN I AM ALL GROWN UP,
I WOULD WANT TO LEAD JUST RIGHT, BECAUSE
SOMEDAY I WILL BECOME SOMEONE’S MENTOR.
BYE-
SHASHI