The Mum

The first to wake

Another day

Another show

Boom boom, shake shake

Sleepy yawns

Wakey wake

Supermarket run

I used to find them so much fun

Until she decided to scream and shout

Bring it on girl

Loud and all out

I’ll just go and hide on my cloud

Ready steady bake

Last to eat the cake

“Have you had some Mum?”

No darling, you take

Mechanical moves

Automated mind

Generally

I don’t mind

I’d like for you to shed me

Some kind

Spend some time

To simply find

It’s healthy at times to be blind

I push, I pull

Kids to school

I wish I were just

Horizontal in a pool

I could just walk out

“No mum that’s not cool”

Would I be such a fool?

But I’m the queen you know

I make the rules

The irritating whining song

A bell at the door

Ding-dong

I really need a manicure; it’s been so long

Door again

Ting tong

“What took you so long?”

I’m sorry

I was busy window-shopping in Hong Kong

“Where’s my glove mum?”

Deep breathes, play dumb

“Where’s my recorder mum?”

One, two, three

Numb numb

“Sweetheart bring me the remote”

Here darling, stick it up your bum

The first to wake

The first to leave home

I want to be first in bed some days

To sit around and just laze

I need a haircut, some highlights

“Are you listening mum?”

Always!