Robyn Chiswell Poems

Won't Affect Me
Cuts to education won't affect me
As we all went to private school you see
We'll take more money so they can't buy books
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When Peter Pan decided to never grow old
Why didn't we listen to the story that he told?
As a child, we thought adulting looked fantastic
Roaming the world free, no more toys made of plastic
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Of all the sounds that our bodies make
Erupting out from the moment we wake
The classic burp, which can be seen as rude
But it's our stomach crying that it's full of food
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Bombs being dropped, no thought for what's below
Lives torn apart, refugees sent to and fro
Good gosh, some snow! How on earth will we cope?
Can't get into work, I live on a slope!
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'So then, what's new with you? '
You're stumped at what to say
So you give a vague answer
Then more questions come your way
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He sleeps how I sleep
The duvet between his legs
Tucked over shoulders
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Adults on scooters
Bad traffic tooters
PDA kissers
Public nose pickers
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Don't get me wrong, I love you to bits
You're jam packed with all the blockbuster hits
When I fancy a laugh or need to shed a tear
Your organised categories make things clear
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Alarm goes off at 6: 30
But that wasn't enough sleep for me
Hit the snooze button, just 5 minutes more
But the alarm starts to chime at 6: 34
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In the tallest of trees you would find a nest
Which was quite a bit larger than the rest
It had to have room for birds, more than three
Who were studying at school up in the tree
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