I HAVE NEPHEWS AND NIECES WHOM I LOVE
TO PIECES - ONE PART FOR THE SMILE,
ANOTHER FOR THEIR STYLE, MEANWHILE
THEY'LL GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR ME;
YOU WISH YOU WERE LIKE THEM, UNINHIBITED,
NO WORRIES, ACHIEVEMENTS WHICH ONLY TIME HURRIES;
WERE YOU POPULAR AT SCHOOL? WERE YOU ONE
OF THE BOYS? OR GIRLS? WERE YOU GOOD LOOKING?
NOT TOO SKINNY, NOT TOO FAT? LANDED NICELY
ON THE PE MAT, GOOD AT SPORTS, WILLING TO SHARE
YOUR LIQUORICE ALL - SORTS? AND GOB STOPPERS,
WARM BREAD, FROZEN ORANGE ICE WHICH WAS SO NICE;
NOW THE COLOURED PENCILS OF LIFE ARE LIKE A RAINBOW,
ONE DAY THEY'LL BE LIKE ME, PRAISING THEIR OWN FAMILY.
Feb 10, 2016
Feb 10, 2016 at 4:12 AM UTC
I HAVE NEPHEWS AND NIECES WHOM I LOVE
TO PIECES - ONE PART FOR THE SMILE,
ANOTHER FOR THEIR STYLE, MEANWHILE
THEY'LL GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR ME;
YOU WISH YOU WERE LIKE THEM, UNINHIBITED,
NO WORRIES, ACHIEVEMENTS WHICH ONLY TIME HURRIES;
WERE YOU POPULAR AT SCHOOL? WERE YOU ONE
OF THE BOYS? OR GIRLS? WERE YOU GOOD LOOKING?
NOT TOO SKINNY, NOT TOO FAT? LANDED NICELY
ON THE PE MAT, GOOD AT SPORTS, WILLING TO SHARE
YOUR LIQUORICE ALL - SORTS? AND GOB STOPPERS,
WARM BREAD, FROZEN ORANGE ICE WHICH WAS SO NICE;
NOW THE COLOURED PENCILS OF LIFE ARE LIKE A RAINBOW,
ONE DAY THEY'LL BE LIKE ME, PRAISING THEIR OWN FAMILY.