Poems to Melt Your Heart
That's what she titled her file
at the end of the day on the computer.
Writing a poem doesn't end the pain
she started.
This morning I got bombarded--
N: Miss Emily, I need some adoption papers.
Me: Adoption papers? For what?
N: For me. I'm putting myself up for adoption.
Me: Hmmm. I don't have any. But I can google it for you after school...see what I can do.
So it was that I found myself at the end of the day typing
adoption
adopt a 12 year old girl
12 year old girl adoption
into the google tool bar
Me: I'm not sure this is going to solve your problem.
N: Well, Matilda did it. She got adopted. She's smart and I'm smart. I don't know why I can't do the same thing.
Like a girl out of a story book
she turned to book heroines
to expand her opportunities.
She melts my heart.
at the end of the day on the computer.
Writing a poem doesn't end the pain
she started.
This morning I got bombarded--
N: Miss Emily, I need some adoption papers.
Me: Adoption papers? For what?
N: For me. I'm putting myself up for adoption.
Me: Hmmm. I don't have any. But I can google it for you after school...see what I can do.
So it was that I found myself at the end of the day typing
adoption
adopt a 12 year old girl
12 year old girl adoption
into the google tool bar
Me: I'm not sure this is going to solve your problem.
N: Well, Matilda did it. She got adopted. She's smart and I'm smart. I don't know why I can't do the same thing.
Like a girl out of a story book
she turned to book heroines
to expand her opportunities.
She melts my heart.
posted by Emily at 9:03 PM
3 Comments:
What a smart resourceful girl but how sad she has to use her smarts to find a new home. But at least she is finding some comfort in books. She does melt your heart! Thanks for sharing.
iocm
I checked your blog thinking I would still find skirts....and there was this piece which brought tears to my eyes...oh em...I don't know how you do the work you do...Love you
i love N., too.
that sweet girl is going to be alright. she probably one of the smartest people around.
please give her a hug for me and tell her i miss her. xo
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