I just want to play.
Mommy and daddy tell me no all the time.
They’re too busy.
Brother plays with me but he gets bored with me sometimes.
He gets scared at night so we sleep together.
I don’t mind. I don’t get scared.
There’s no one here but us and our friends.
The lady in the pretty dress showed me this cool game and we play together.
I’m still learning how to read so we play on an alphabet board.
Mostly we just push around a toy and point at words and letters but it’s fun for me!
The nighttime is the best!
She plays hide and seek with me, but I always find her.
Sometimes she goes to visit mommy and daddy too.
Bruno our doggy doesn’t like the man outside the kitchen.
I feel bad for him being out there in the cold all alone.
I think I’ll let him in tonight. He might want to join the game.
I know it’s late, but I just want to play.

This was written by our contributing writer, Isis Jordan.