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(in the days before school) Playgrounds make me yawn Loud yawns fill the empty space The park clock chimes 9.

Your first term at school Keeping it together is taking its toll Six hours on the trot without a shout The moment we get home you let it all out You flop on the sofa, you scream and roar You release the day and lie down on the floor Others manage to do after schoolContinue reading “First Term”

You’re an emotional roundabout With so much to think about You’re up Then you’re down You go round And round I’m dizzy With this ride I feel I’m being turned inside My parenting is going under I feel like you’re a big ball of thunder Roaring through the sky Ready to take off and flyContinue reading “Big Feelings”