Poetry from the Heart

Step-ChildrenLiving with your own children can sometimes be tough.Bring in a couple of step-children and tough becomes rough.Reasons for the entrance of step-children vary,Remember the road for them is just as scary.Yes, there are more hungry mouths to feed,And the cost of groceries has doubled to fill the need.But, those step-children used to have rooms of their own,Where now they must share a room and find no time alone.Arguments are more frequent over which TV shows are groovy,Offer to make bowls of popcorn and sit as a family for a movie.Game night is always a help if the children are young,Or read books together as with that, no one is wrong.Making it work with step-children aroundWill be worth it in the end, or so it has been found.Some tell you to give up and some tell you to stick it out.Whatever you do, dont let them see you pout.The next time you begin to feel sorry for yourself,Look where you placed that step-childs award on a shelf.Remember the smile you received when you placed it there,And how your heart melted as you began to care.