Spaced Writer

We seek moderation, 'That's the key to life' I hear, But I bounce from one side to another.

I hadn't read a book for a month, Now I binged read two novels.

I went from being bullied, To be the bully, But made the mistake of thinking I was just funny.

Is this deep, or high? Or yes

She was an ordinary girl.

She had a mother and a father, and two sets of grandparents.

But she also had two homes, an extra stepmother and stepfather, and an extra grandfather.

No siblings at birth, a half-brother as a gift at one, but gained an older step-brother at ten.

She was an ordinary kid, except she couldn’t stay seated cross-legged.

Her bladder full, she would not even notice.

Her words were scrambled, r’s came out as l’s, and she rather play by herself.

Her shoes gained extra pieces, her classes were retaught later in smaller groups.

Counselling was added, and different studies done, to see if her struggles with reading were focus-based, or lettering coming undone.

first-communion, first-reconciliation, confirmation, yes I was Catholic at the time,

I need you!