Raised In
The Projects
Let me start off by saying
That a popsicle was the treat of the day
And a bologna sandwich
for lunch
Was really much more
than okay
My 1st & 2nd grade were quite trying
As the nuns would call me out for sure
Offering me a hot dog
and milk
Because they knew I was among the poor
I climbed trees to pick green apples
Yes I climbed them many
a time
And although they were old and rotten
They had filled my stomach just fine
And when I was good
and behaving
An allowance for the week would be
A quarter for penny candy
And how happy that had
made me
Those memories of growing up poor
Were indeed quite rough and quite sad
But on the contrary they made me much stronger
And more appreciative of what I now have
Rachel Ann Bovier
P.O. Box 16301
Pgh, PA. 15242
(412) 921-3694