the teacher tells me
he must learn to color between lines
& flip his 9s in the right direction
so they look less like Ps;
the same with 3s and Es.
I know these
must march in precision
to eliminate alphanumeric anarchy,
& remember my own struggle
with 5 and S, which still look eerily similar
in my manuscript.
So, I bought him a box
of thick, primary-colored crayons
& told him to draw his own lines
& to cross them
whenever he wants,
with as much color
as he can.
Susan Daniels Poetry 
*applauds*
*again*
🙂 Thanks Nelle–I want him to feel free to color outside of those lines! I think your piece, “Judgemental Influence,” triggered another memory I will have to write out…**gasp*** in prose.
The beginnings of early writing, directionality and coordination…an engaged mother’s love…supporting but also releasing a child to explore and to be…..this is good!
Thanks Noel–had fun with this.
Very good poem Susan
thanks!
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You go Mom! We don’t need no stinking lines!!! 🙂
🙂 thank you! School can work on his fine motor–I want him to have some FUN!