Tantrums! Poem by Sara Tehrani

Tantrums inward anger kicked in the leaves
Tell him he’s not a baby now to hold it together
But he comes running back, mums beliefs
Tell him Dad says hi and he’s not gone forever

Depression walks through his door
Tell him he’ll be late for school
I’ll kick it straight from bed to the floor
Tell him a lie is only made for a fool

Winters breath felt at the back of my neck
Tell me how old I am, is it the weekend?
Forgot to check my punctuation, oh what the heck!
Tell me after all this, are you still my friend?