Spoken Word (4-24-09)

On weeks like this one I'm forced to question
Whether any student will take my suggestion.
Work hard, be responsible and do the right thing
Let your good qualities shine, for God's sake let them sing.
We work hard at our school to develop a culture
That won't let the world eat them up like a vulture.
All jobs in the 21st century require such thinking
yet so many of my kids continue their sinking.
From cursing to ditching to smoking the weed
Why can't they pick up a book and maybe just read
Decisions, decisions are made each and every day
I watch as each child goes on their own separate way.
Why can't they see, their blind to the big picture
This little community seems like their one and only fixture.
Please look outside of this small five points town
If not your now smile will soon be a frown.
Our great kids are great, but still dissapoint
When we find them on Monday rolling a joint.
We push and we push as the year comes to a close
Get it on track, we speak with such prose.
But results are what matter, can you read, write and speak
I worry, I worry, so many students are weak.
Think of their future, the life that awaits,
Change their ways now or find a series of check mates.