Thursday, 1 April 2021

mummy's gone

Written for Paul Brookes' ekphrastic challenge - one poem a day in April 2021. 
 
The drawing for this day is by Jane Cornwell


mummy's gone

mummy's gone was all he said
he was holding me so tight
i couldn't breathe
i wriggled and he let me go
we haven't had any tea
it's getting dark now
the house is cold
the stair is cold
i always sit here when i'm sad
or i have to think about things

he's crying in his room now
daddy never cries

tim fellows 1 april 2021

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