By Sha’Niya Craig, USA
6th Grade, Urban Vision
Akron, Ohio
Design by Alison Farone
For My Mom
I am the dirty dishes,
and you are the sponge
scrubbing me clean.
I am the shattered glass,
and you are the broom
sweeping me back together.
I am the key,
and you are the heart.
I am the one to open you.
I am the nail,
and you are the hammer
nailing me to excellence.