Monday is for Mothers*

*It was my intention that the reader would read the entire left column and then read the right column.

Monday is for mothers                                                                                  Monday is for mothers
Who send children to school                                                                      Who blame themselves
Waiting for their return.                                                      Because their child never came back.

Tuesday is for toddlers                                                                                Tuesday is for toddlers
Who will learn about life in the past                                                     Who know about the past
Glad to live in the present.                                               Wondering if life was better back then.

Wednesday is for workers                                                                      Wednesday is for workers
Who break their backs                                                                                      Whose hearts broke
To build a better future.                                              Because their future is not here anymore.

Thursday is for the teachers                                                              Thursday is for the teachers
Who share their knowledge in dim-lit rooms                         Who signed up to share their life
Hoping for a brighter tomorrow.                                                        Only to see life being taken.

Friday is for fathers                                                                                            Friday is for fathers
Who plan vacations for the family                                Who wanted their family to be together
To bring them together.                                                                         And now find it torn apart.

Saturday is for siblings                                                                                Saturday is for siblings
Who are always close                                                                         Who cherished togetherness
Never doubting in their love.                                                                   Finding themselves alone

Sunday is for the students                                                                      Sunday is for the students
Who have only known the walls of learning                                   Who went to school one day,
Ready to learn the rules of the world.
                                                                                                                              And never returned.