My childHe isn’t retarded
He isn’t dyslexic
He isn’t a slow learner
He has no ADHD
No labels
For him
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He is good at math
When I teach him
But in his exams
he makes mistakes
He’s spelling are
Not bad
When he spells them
For me
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But when written
Many of them
Incorrect
He does mix
His B’s and D’s
Shouldn’t happen
Beyond six
But
He is
Past eight
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His handwriting
Is really bad
He writes
Too fast
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His grip is wrong
His paragraph writing
And essays
Humorous
But way
Off the mark
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In his paragraph
On a birthday party
He writes
His mother is
Sleeping and snoring
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Always trying
To be funny
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I wonder
How
He will manage
When his marks
Are deducted
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For misspelling
Incomprehensible
Handwriting
Unfocused
Paragraph writing
Words missing
In answers
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What would he do
He is assumed
To be normal
He has to
Compete with
The best
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He doesn’t have
A label
Not that I would
Want him to
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What I want
Is for him
To learn
To overcome
His difficulties
To be able to
write
His handwriting
To be Understood
His spellings
To get better
To get
His b’s and d’s right
For him to focus
On his writing
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I don’t expect
For him to
Compete
With the best
But
To work
To better himself
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Who knows…
One day….
He will manage
To be more
Than normal
To be better
Than average
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Without
A label….
Without
A disability
Certificate
To get him
Through
The examination
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He may shine
In ways
I can’t imagine
A bright
But different
Star
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This less than average
Son of mine
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