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Dear little one as you sleep,
I will watch over you, you I shall keep.
Domestic Worker, that’s what I am,
Here in this amazing land.
A better future is what you shall have
You shall never be like me.
I will send you to school, and you will be…
Whatever you want to be, just not like me.
You will never have someone else take care of your kid,
While you slave away, the way I did.
I miss you my dear, and I hope you know,
That I do this for you, I love you so.
Someday you will grow and then you’ll see,
What it is to be like me.
Domestic worker, that’s what I am,
Here in this amazing land.
I have no rights, and no one see’s
What it is to be like me.
If something bad happens what will I do,
I’ll have to figure out how to take care of you.
There is no security in my job,
There is no protection from the bad.
I cannot do anything to stop this alone,
No matter how much I get mad.
Domestic worker, that’s what I am,
Here in this amazing land.
Many parents want a better life for their children, and they make sacrifices for them so they can have a better life. I think this poem shows that and tells the mother's story at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI would also want the best for my child if I had one, and domestic workers probably do too. I think this makes me look at them as being the same as me, or anyone else. A lot of people are worried about their jobs, and what they will do if something happens.
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