Responsibility

one of my Mom's approaches at teaching me responsibility

weed the gardens
harvest what's ripe
I had to do it
without a gripe

or no going swimming
'cause a good time is earned
and maturity ain't achieved
with a lesson not learned


Written For: Express It In Eight 7/3 & 4
Prompt: Tell us about something your mother made you do that you disliked
Line Count: 8
Rhyme Scheme: abcb