16 August 2012
I always knew you would be a pain Coming into the world back to back Two weeks of slow labour with you I was in pain and felt like crap
Once you were placed into my arms I fell in love with your little old man face As the night went on, more of you I saw You were perfect and I knew my place
You never slept for three whole days Just had little ten minute naps Little did I know how you would be 'Everything is an experiment' little chap
Oh the things you have done I really could have written a book Like cracking an egg on your head Hanging out the velux to take a look
Emptying all my make up and toiletries Into the sink and the bath On many occasions you did this It cost a small fortune, not a laugh
Then you cut the old trampoline Making the net totally unsafe When we bought a new one You bit chunks out of it, what a disgrace
You've cut your own hair Squeezed lipgloss onto the butter You truly have no fear of anything You're our little feisty nutter
For all your silly little ways You are such a loving boy With a vivid and wild imagination To listen and watch you is a joy
You are so very inquisitive You have such a very bright mind I can almost hear the ticking For an experiment you look to find
Somedays you have had me in tears For you've exasperated me so Never being able to take my eyes off you For what you'd do next, I don't know?
But soon you'll be going to school The next chapter of your life begins After all the mischief you've been in You'd think my heart would sing
But you know what little chap? My heart feels heavy and sad My baby boy is going to school This leaves me feeling sad
For you've been such a character All who know you tell me so Taking you to school each day Is a wrench of which you'll never know
So I have to pack away my sadness Leave behind all my inner fears Hold your hand as you go to school Once you're inside, then I can shed my tears
Tommy Tink • Opuss № I