What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
age 10
One day my mother asked me,What do you want to be?
Do you want to be a teacher,Or a singer full of glee?
Are you meant to be a writer,Who day dreams all day long?
Thinking whether to write a poem, A story or a song?
Or will you be an explorer. Who travels to unknown lands?
Where you will brave wild animals With only your bare hands?
Or will you be a lawyer, Who stands up for what's right?
Asking witnesses what happened On a certain day or night?
I might be one of the those things, I said, They sound interesting too,
But most of all I want to be, A mother just like you!
Published in The Colors of Life, 2003