one drinking mother
two incapable parents
plus inattention
multiplied by abuse
equals one
minus one corpus callosum
plus several seizures
add one shunt
and dozens times dozens
of social miscues
divided by wry smiles
plus one pure voice
of song
add two new parents
plus patience and hope
go on and you do the math
This is one lucky, lucky girl. Your family is the best.
ReplyDeleteKids take the brunt of a bad situation - yet are resilient
ReplyDeleteAdd a measure of love and the results are amazing
Excellent Jerry
Happy week end with those kids of yours
Your daughter is adorable!
ReplyDeleteLoved your 55!
Jerry....Thank you for for weekly support!
Thanks for playing Today, and have a Kick Ass Week-End....G
Wow. What a doll!
ReplyDeletei think it adds up to a little bit of hope...smiles. nice 55 jerry...
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely 55.
ReplyDeleteshe could make a perfect comic character.
when talents come together, the fun is tripled.
love the math part, you rock.
It adds up to something as big and beautiful as that smile!
ReplyDeleteLove
ReplyDeleteheart wrenching! amazingly so..
ReplyDeletewelcome sharing your poems with our poetry potluck today..
ReplyDeleteyou got talent, keep it up.
God bless her.
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