Mothers room backed onto mine And I could hear her whispering breath The loud clatter of the breakfast tray Scared me half to death Stay in your room shouted father Don't get in the way Starved of the love I wanted My tears covered the bed where I lay Footsteps up the stairs And a discussion on the hall "Thank you for coming doctor" "She's a little peaky that's all" Silence for an eternity Then a creaking of my door "Your mothers dead Timothy" "So you can't live here anymore"