Mother Bear

Please forgive me if I ask too many questions

What is an I.E.P or objective goals?

Why so many assessments? test after test

Pardon me if I come off emotional or perhaps too socially aggressive

You see I have listened to you repeatedly say

He cannot, he will not, he will never understand.

You see him as another student another I.E.P to file

But to me he is my little hero

The apple of my eye my same little guy.

Who adores the color red and blue points his index and pinky finger out

Like Spiderman whisking out his web to swing away.

So, as we sit across from each other and you pass down a diagnosis

Please understand.

I ‘m trying to keep it together as you’ve shattered my world

Hold onto hope that your possibly wrong

Think of ideas, brainstorm ways to save my son.

Try to keep calm when I want to escape this boardroom

Finally, I just accept the truth wipe my tears away

And whisper “Let’s work together for him for Pete’s sake”.

He is my superhero the apple of my eye

And I am determined to help him rise

See him shine.

This diagnosis does not define him so please,

Forgive me if I ask too many questions

Come off socially aggressive I am just a mom

Who loves her little guy.