Eyes in the back of my head
- like a hawk
As the children play,
Ears like a bat’s
(For arguments)
Tuned in like a shark
(For blood and tears)
Nose like a dog’s for
FIRE, PERFUME, SPILT MILK & NAIL VARNISH
Timing like a snake’s
(FOR GETTING THEM BACK INSIDE)
Claws like a panther’s
FOR PUTTING THEM DOWN
(when they get uppity)
Hands like an octopus
- for drinks, doors, food and smacks
(No, SNACKS,
Misspelling)
Brain like a computer
For calculating
Their mood,
Their friends’ moods
The last time they ate and -
‘Who’s not had a toilet break ?’
Mouth like a lawyer’s
For Persuasion
Skin like a Rhino’s
(For swearing
Insults
Bad behaviour)
Digestive system like a tank’s
(For grinding up their leftovers)
Two brains for shopping
(One for them, one for the food)
Three brains for when they’re outside
(One for listening, one for cooking, one on the radio)
Four brains for when it’s tea-time
(One for fights, one for T.V, one for the meal,
One for emergencies)
Energy of a horse
(To keep going where company chairmen would flag)
Analytical powers of a General
(For snap decisions that will affect the rest of their lives)
Game plan of a chess master
(For every day, every month, every year ahead of their childhood)
Napping ability of a cat
(For instant recovery)
Curiosity of a Detective
(For figuring out just WHAT that was all about!)
Patience of a missileer
(Ah – for surviving it all!)
Lungs like a whale’s
(For venting forth frustration)
Pocket of a Bank
(Yes, endless treats)
Skills of a medic
(Just in case)
Restraint of a warrior
(When being driven mad)
Diplomatic skills of an Ambassador
(For EVERYONE)
Drive of an entrepeneur
(Just to get them to school)
Tolerance of a saint
(Well …)
Love of a mother -
Hmm.
Wait a minute.
Love of a Mother -
AND a Dad.
Oct. 2001
