Lugging groceries through the kitchen door.
Awaiting her arrival was her 8 year old son,
Anxious to relate what his younger sister had done.
While I was out playing and Dad was on a call,
Tina took her crayons and wrote on the wall!
It's on the new paper you just hung in the den,
I told her you'd mad at having to do it again.
She let out a moan and furrowed her brow,
"Where is your little sister right now?"
She emptied her arms and with a purposeful stride,
She marched to her closet where Tina had gone to hide.
Mom called her full name as she entered her room,
Tina trembled with fear, she knew that meant doom!
For the next ten minutes Mom ranted and raved,
About the expensive wallpaper and how she had saved.
Lamenting all the work it would take to repair,
She condemned Tina's actions and total lack of care.
The more she scolded, the madder she got,
Then stomped from the room totally distraught.
She headed for the den to confirm her fears,
When she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears.
The message she read pierced her soul with a dart.
It said, "I Love Mommy," surrounded by a heart.
Well, the wallpaper remained just as she found it,
With an empty picture frame hung to surround it.
A reminder to her and indeed to all,
Take time to read the handwriting on the wall.
Author Unknown
