It is May 15, 1996 and Jonathan is 16
This is for a class assignment for 10th grade English Lit.
Poems based on “The Red Wheelbarrow” and “This is Just to Say”by William Carlos Williams
by Jonathan Kraft
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So much depends on
Parents
What they are
Is what you become
family
Whose support is
always wanted; sometimes needed
friends
That are told things
that others do not know
people
Choosing to do right
in the face of wrong
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This is Just to Say
I have borrowed
the change
that was on
your dresser
and which
you were probably
saving
for an emergency.
Forgive me
I needed it
to make a phone call
to Mom and Dad