Late to school
Makes the kids crazy.
Whatever happened at home
To get them wound up
They bring with them
To math class-
Numbers run through their heads
Counting change
Becomes a worry if there's enough
Food for supper.
In reading class
Their forgotten glasses
And work left at dad's
Causes problems at mom's tonight.
Social studies maps
Are all over the city
Very few neighborhood schools anymore.
It's only in Religion
Where we can relax
And talk of love and peace
And how special they all are.