Dear Daddy Warbucks

Dear Daddy Warbucks
By Alexis

Dedicated to Papa John

Dear Daddy Warbucks oh the things you have done
You chose little Annie- you knew she was the one
The special little girl that tugged your heart strings
and seemed to have lit up your everything

Though im not little Annie and you're not my dad
But you have cared for me as your best little lad
We laugh and tease till our big bellies hurt
From 'knock knock whose there' to 'what's on your shirt'

You pretend to be tough with your big booming voice
And your cherry red face held up in a hoist
But looks don't fool me, I see right through
You're a big teddy bear if we're all being true

Good times, good times we say thinking back
We slap our thighs hard with a loud sounding WHACK!
Trueth to be told I can't recall what was said
But I know it was funny as i hop into bed

Alas Daddy Warbucks you do make me smile
And in this rinky dink town- it takes you for miles
But there must be a time when we bid our adu's
When saying goodbye my heart turns to blue

As a tear strikes my face and I can't help but cry
Dear Daddy Warbucks i want you to know why
That place in my heart- that belongs to you
Along with these three simple words - i love you

The Hilltop Oak Tree

A single hilltop oak tree
Locked tight to the earth,
Yet detached from everything

Hush
Hush

Everyone sees it
But no one can find me

Hush
Hush

As the day progress
Shadows cast
I remain undiscovered
Under the hilltop oak tree

Hush
Hush

--Alexis

Another Fabulous Poem

Written by Alexis

You stick to what you believe in
I always hear you say
That's what keeps you grounded
on the worst of day

It is the way that's right
and the only way at that
You filter out all other people
like you're some diplomat

I hate how you're not open
forever a closed door
If only you could see
it's all the same at the core

Religions should be pure
no guilt or exclusion
But the way you make it seem
there is only one conclusion

Remember when we were babies
and we had no opinion to tell
If only we could go back
to a world where no one yelled

Well, because this won't likely happen
You can at least try your best
To not just be open to your religion
But yours and all the rest.

--Alexis

Happy Mother's Day to Me

A Special Poem Written by Alexis

I have a special Hero

I have a special hero
a truely selfless soul
She tells me countless times
I only have one goal.

To help lift you bitty bird
to spread your wings and fly
So you do not need me
when I meet my eternal lie.

And to give to you your future,
to set you up for life
I promise I will make it, sweetie
and relieve us of our strife.

My goal bitty bee, when you're up and gone
is to be a friend for you
and give to you the support
you need to always make it through.

Because you see, darling child
you must understand
When I was young like you
I could not comprehend.

This was for I did not have a mother
no one to hold my hand.
Now, you see little girl
why I am here with you to the end.

As she would say these things to me
I could not help but make the connection
That she is the most unique hero of all
the one that provides protection.

She takes her personal experiences
and turns them into good
She learns her lessons
then passes onto me, while in my childhood.

All of us should respect
such a wise woman to learn from
But if you have not noticed already,
this woman is my Mom.

--Alexis

Mitch Albom Quote

Written by Leslie

Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it.
You're just passing it on to someone else.

Mitch Albom

Sleepy Classroom

Written by Alexis

Bedtime naps, but in the day
no light, no illuminous burning sun ray

With navy walls and comfy floors,
built-in pillows on the doors.
My eternal contentment is in my sleep
where I am lying down and off my feet.

I wish this is what a classroom could be,
this is a perfect classroom to me.

--Alexis

My Big Epiphany

Written by Alexis

So here I am one month and two weeks later. Different schedule, differnt habbits, different perspective. With a few arguements and plenty of focus I am back on track to a completely healthy tween. That wrecked teen bug is out of my system with a doctor signature. Since I have been back from spring break, I have been on top of my assignments- not one late so far this quarter- and my grades are all A's! It feels incredibly impowering to not get those dissapproving looks from mom, but instead, those proud smiles. Seeing my grades and my moms encouraging face, gives me not only a sense of accomplishment, but also a willing to do more.

There is a saying that when you do something the first time, the second and third time is only easier. It just takes a little push. By doing something over and over, it makes the next time that much more effortless. The problem is that many of us(yes even you moms!)give up the gave too quickly to see results. We get impatient and frustrated because it is "too hard", which believe me, this is my first reaction! But after a couple deep breaths and a few tears; I dust myself off, get focused, and try again. That is exactly what I did in this last month- dusted my self off, got focused, and tryed again. After the first week back to school of really being serious about my work, it only made the next four easier.

Exspecially for tweens, it's crucial to start developing your own personal study habbits. In an earilier entry, my mom talked about a certain way of studying that is proven to get the knowledge through our stubborn, distracted tween head. I applyed this to my dailly rutine. I would do my homework, pack my lunch, and review science notes, past math problems, literature questions, whatever was relevent to an upcoming test. Only three big, chapter tests (in these subjects) taken so far and I have aced every one of them! I highly recomend this way of studying!

Now as many of you know, I am not by any means an avid reader.

Out of all my grades, literature is probably my lowest. Books and I, we just aren't friends. Either I love 'em, or I hate 'em- no in between and it takes a lot of searching to find one I like. But lately, I have had this weird empowerment to read a variety of books. It could be my big epiphany or just getting lucky in the books I pick, but if you see a young girl at the library, yeah, that's me!

Okay so the book thing is a little cheesy, but it's true! Ever since my ahah moment, I feel so much clearer and more motovated to be diligent with my studies. Not to mention how much more time I have had on my hands!

And to think that it really is pretty simple of just deciding. It all starts when we get off our lazy bottom, stop pouting in the corner about how we "can't do something", and push ourself a little.

To kick that teen bug out of your system, all it takes is a little push.