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childhood

> > ONLY ONE CHILDHOOD

> >

> > I stopped to watch my little girl

> > busy playing in her room.

> > In one hand was a plastic phone;

> > in the other a toy broom.

> >

> > I listened as she was speaking

> > to her make believe little friend

> > and I'll never forget the words she said,

> > even though it was pretend.

> >

> > She said " Suzie's in the corner

> > cuz she's not been very good.

> > She didn't listen to a word I said

> > or do the things she should. "

> >

> > In the corner I saw her baby doll

> > all dressed in lace and pink.

> > It was obvious she'd been put there

> > to sit alone and think.

> >

> > My daughter continued her " conversation, "

> > as I sat down on the floor.

> > She said, " I'm all fed up I just don't know

> > what to do with her anymore.

> >

> > She whines whenever I have to work

> > and wants to play games, too;

> > and never lets me do the things

> > that I just have to do.

> >

> > She tries to help me with the dishes,

> > but her arms just cannot reach

> > and she doesn't know how to fold the towels

> > and I don't have time to teach.

> >

> > I have a lot of work to do

> > and a big house to keep clean.

> > I don't have time to sit and play--

> > don't you know what I mean? "

> >

> > And that day I thought a lot about

> > making some changes in my life;

> > as I listened to her innocent words

> > that cut me like a knife.

> >

> > I hadn't been paying enough attention

> > to what I hold most dear.

> > I'd been caught up in responsibilities

> > that increased throughout the year.

> >

> > But now my attitude has changed

> > because, in my heart, I realize

> > I've seen the world in a different light

> > through my little darling's eyes.

> >

> > So, let the cobwebs have the corners

> > and the dust bunnies rule the floor,

> > I'm not going to worry about

> > keeping up with them any more.

> >

> > I'm going to fill the house with memories

> > of a child and her mother

> > for God grants us only ONE childhood,

> > and we will never get another.

> >

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