What's Strange?
WHAT'S STRANGE?
MOTHERS DAY TODAY,
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS,
IT'S AN OKAY DAY I SUPPOSE, FOR THOSE,
WHO DO HAVE MOTHERS, NO MOTHER FOR ME,
NO MOTHER IN LAW TOO, THE DAYS I MISSED SEEING MY MUM,
I KNOW I'LL FOREVER RUE,
WE CAN'T TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME,
WE CAN NEVER CHANGE WHAT'S GONE!
MOTHERS HAVE A WAY,
A WAY TO PUT THINGS RIGHT ,
WAKING FROM BAD DREAMS, "SHUSH IT'LL BE ALRIGHT",
RUSHING BACK TO GIVE A KISS, BEFORE HEADING OFF TO SCHOOL,
AN ALMOST RITUAL YOU DARE NOT MISS,
YOU NEVER FELT A FOOL,
WE CAN'T TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME,
WE CAN NEVER CHANGE WHAT'S GONE!
MOTHERS, YES I SAY,
PLEASE LOOK AFTER YOUR MUM,
WHETHER SHE'S MUM, MAM, MUMMY OR MAMA,
YOU GET ONE AND YOU'RE NEVER GIVEN ANOTHER,
SO SHE MAY SHOUT AND TELL YOU OFF, DO THEN AS YOU'RE BID,
" MY MUM IS THE GREATEST!" SHE MAY BE KID,
WE CAN'T TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
WE CAN NEVER CHANGE WHAT'S GONE!
©C.M.TURNER. 30/3/2014
