Did you now?
by Neridah McMullin
Thought I might stay
Home today.
Safe.
Secure.
Did you now?
Thought I might
Miss you,
too
Much.
Did you now?
Thought maybe
Cos’ you’re smart,
You could
Homeschool me?
Did you now?
The house needs
A vacuum.
Doggy doo to
Be picked up,
So much work.
Didn’t you know?
Thought I might,
But now…
I think
I miss my friends.
I’ll go get ready.
You go do that now.
Good one Neri
This is such a great poem… you’ve captured that difficult conversation that parents and kids often have at the start of the school week.