I am a Mum

Oh I love my baby; Oh I love you so

Oh I love you baby; More than you will ever know

But I’m a mum and I like to dream

At 3 am when my children scream

I’d like to have a shower without the constant chat

The tittle tattle telling of who did this and that

I’d like to go out shopping and not buy a sugar treat

With no begging little bundle cluttering my feet

But I’m a mum no time to ponder

I’m chasing children when they wander

Packing lunches, lacing shoes

Finding hats my children lose

I’d like to be an adult eating lunch with single friends

Discussing the environment and when the world may end

I’d like to wear just one dress to last me all the day

With no chocolate finger marks that I need to wash away

I’m a mum I have no time

I’m in the kitchen making slime

Late for school, I find with dread

My child’s the one with the itchy head

I want to be an artist painting models in the nude

Go gracefully to galleries to see my work reviewed

I’d like to stroll along the beach with light wind in my hair

Holding hands with my lover living life without care

But I’m a mum who could want for more

As toddlers tantrum on the kitchen floor

With lively children I adore

I’m a Mum who could want for more,