Wish

I wish my kids had time at school
To play ball and
Hang upside down from bars
Read for pleasure and
Write poetry
Act out plays and
Draw comic books
Paint the sky and
Make music
Feel the grass under their feet
Run water through their fingers
Toss their hair in the wind
Learn to swim, cycle, skate and dance

Not spend their time noses pressed
To worksheets and textbooks
And formulaic writing

But we are in the 21st century
And this is how we
school