Latchkey kid that wasn\'t me
You needed a house 🏠 to have a key 🗝️
Always somebody home 🏠 no need for that
Too many of us to own a dog 🐕 or a cat 🐈 talking about hand me downs we had it bad
You got what you got sometimes it was sad
Your sisters shirt 🎽 and your brothers shoes
You had to wear it even though you were blue
Moving a lot so many places several schools and hundreds of faces
Are you moving or going to the dump is what they say
To my brothers and sisters it seemed like a regular day
No matter the struggle Mom kepted us Fed
At the end of the night we all shared a bed
Tortillas beans potatoes and Red ♥️ chilie
Hit the spot when the nights were chilly
Our house 🏠 was always full,full of love 💕
Thanks to the great Lord up above 💘
In reality to me the past I don\'t remember much
But Mom had the heart ❤️ and that gentle touch
So no need the necessity of a key 🔐
At home I knew my mom would be
Johnny p Chavez
12/3/22