Special Poem

This week I read a very special poem by a very special poet.  The poet happens to be my daughter, Treva, who is now 12 years old!!  I first read this poet at their school at her conferences.  Treva's teacher could not have been more happy or more proud to show it to me!!  Here it is:

Me, Myself, and I

I come into this world of

Daises and green grass

My mother happily grazing

I am new so what do I do

This world is so different and.....

I really don't understand

Others in the pasture

Better looking than me

Why am I so different?

Why, why, why!!!

Now I've met the others

I still feel left out!!!

My mother comforts me

However I still don't feel right

My father and mother love me dearly

BUT I DON"T UNDERSTAND!!!

My mother explained why I am ME

I finally realized I can be

Just as good

Even if I am different

I have a few friends

Me, Myself, and I

are my friends too

 I am different

and I like to be different

And I LOVE ME, MYSELF, AND I....

And that you can't deny!!!

By Treva Crawford

Especially wrote for Eden Crawford and Bereket Crawford.

It was interesting talking to Treva about this afterwards because when she is referring to them about being different, she is basically empathizing with all of their differences in their lives because of where they came from, time in an orphanage, losing parents, culture, etc and then coming to America where EVERYTHING is different here!!