Why are you in such a rush
to push them to become men
when developmentally
they are young to preadolescent.
Let the boys be boys
Please, allow them
to learn from their mistakes
without such harsh discipline
When to behavior changes,
it just doesn't equate.
Why not, just let the boys be boys?
He doesn't belong in the school-to-prison pipeline
My gosh! He's only 10, 11, 17
But lurking in his educational background
is a badgered soul whispering,
"Stop picking on me!"
"Start believing in me!"
"Can't you see, I too, have dreams!"
But your actions make it difficult
for him to believe
that he's able to achieve
The pictures that you've painted
with your words and actions thus far
have destroyed his self-efficacy,
his current reality
his self-worth
deflated his self-esteem!
Let the boys be boys
Please stop trying to rob their lives potential
before it even begins!
Just let the boys be boys; enough said, period!
--Lakeysha M, Adult
--Lakeysha M, Adult