MY WARNING CITATION

after being stopped after my day care shift

               


        Exhausted, overwhelmed, confused.
        As when a toddler flails
        and bellows on the rug.
            So small and powerless,
            her needs unmet,
            she fights me,
                but I know she needs a hug.
                    (My loving parents
                    would have belted me
                    or worse ignored my plight)
            Though she resists
                my arms encircle her.
                She can't get free.
                "When you relax,
                    I'll let you go."
                She twists and bends
                    and yet I know
                        she craves restraint.
                She longs to know
                    that someone's big enough
                    and cares enough
                        to answer her complaint.)
        Just so I need him
            constant, careful, tough.
        "Thanks, officer,
            for making me slow down.
                Our town is safe.
                I'm safer in our town."

 

 

 

Reviews

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enjoyed this write, nicely thought out.