Akron Mom Incarcerated? Kids To A Better School? Poem by Luke Easter

Okay! Now, let me see if I have got this mess right,
Akron, Ohio mom wanted for her kids a better life,
Daughters have a greater chance to succeed, not fail,
Sending them to a better school district, she’s in jail.

Oh hell yeah, along with homicide this is a huge crime,
Enhance your kids education on someone else’s dime?
40 year old mother of two girls Kelley Williams-Bolar,
Falsifying government documents she went to darn far.

Not far as Bill Clinton who repeatedly lied under oath,
She’s a jailbird while he is Casper the friendly Ghost?
“President of The United States” who did more harm,
To the core of honesty but for her we sound the alarm?

So she used her father’s address in, Copley-Fairlawn,
A better district than where her kids would have gone,
But, mom said it’s more about safety first than school,
Safety not education has become the new golden rule.

A predominantly White school district is under attack,
While the family in question is, you guessed it, Black,
Al Sharpton, Diddy, Jesse Jackson Jr, joined the fray,
But uh, has one of them volunteered to pay the way?

So there is a big outcry from the Civil Rights Cops,
Or just the usual opportunity for another photo opt,
Problem reins in the violence of inner city schools,
Want to do something help to wash away the blues.

Assist in new developments of educational programs,
Show a boy how to become a responsible young man,
Distinguish behavior patterns between wrong & right,
Advised them disputes are not settled with fist fights.

There are millions of parents who’d do for their kids,
Exactly what this concerned Akron, Ohio mother did,
Given those numbers she is by no means the only one,
As these problems continue it’s far from over & done.

Stop blaming the city prosecutor, the jury, the news,
Districts like, Copley-Fairlawn have paid their dues,
The predicament is not their doing it’s our own fault,
If the Pepper is too spicy you do not accuse the Salt.

No, this isn’t a battle between forces bad and good,
Residency is also being checked within Lakewood,
Parents might send their children to Akron schools,
Even Cleveland, if students would follow the rules.

Not just racial balance but, that doesn’t make sense,
Ever read about the tragic suicide of Phoebe Prince?
Maybe the biggest reason for deterioration, no PTA,
Can’t expect children to behave if parents stay away.