This free-form poem was written by our son, Scott Howse. It describes his first day with a very determined, talented tutor named "Cathy," who we will be forever indebted to for her help!
"TRYING TO ESCAPE"
Running from front to back yard
Afraid she would touch me
I never wanted to be touched
She wouldn’t leave me alone
Scared of the world
Everyone please leave me alone
Let me stay in my own world
I kept running and running
But it was no use
I gave up
Let her invite me into her world
It wasn’t so bad after all
She showed me her world
Chess and checkers
Reading, putt-putt golf
Writing my name
Monopoly, The Game of Life
So much time with me
She opened a package I didn’t
know I had
-Scott Howse, 2009
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