Mummy's only sleeping
My mummy went out to work one day
And it was very cold
Oh! I forgot something important!
My name's Ryan, I'm five years old.
My mummy wears a dress to work,
It's thin and very torn
I look at her and often think:
It can't be very warm.
My mummy went to work one day
And it was very cold
The constable came home that night
And I was still in bed
I was very good and let him in
And this is what he said.
'Heavens, Ryan how you've grown!
You're taller every day!
Your mother must've been proud of you
Or so I'd heard her say.'
He spoke all wrong
Like mum was gone
But I knew better then
After all, what did mummy say?
I'll come home when I can.
Of course I knew that mum'd come home
So I'd no longer be alone
The constable said 'come with me
Please Ryan, you must know…
Your mother is no longer here
And it's now time to go!'
He took me to the hospital and mummy was in bed
The doctor took the constable aside
And told him she was dead
But through the door they had not seen
That I had just been creeping
I walked to them and smiled and
Said 'No, my mum's just sleeping'
I smiled for a moment and I looked at mummy's bed
But she was gone and there was lots of
Blood around her head.
My jaw dropped but I shook it off
And this is what I said:
'My mum is awful silly and she does this quite a lot
she'll be home as always and be gone then from this spot'
So I went home so very sure that I was right
And they were wrong
For my mum just was sleeping and I knew it all along
And now in this dark cell
I see her smiling just for me
Don't tell me that I'm crazy
because this is
What I see!
Her love for me is burning
And it's for this very reason
That Borhamwood's so very hot
Though the heat is out of season
And I won't leave till mummy leaves
Though it may be a while
I'd burn to hell a thousand times
If only to see her smile…