JAIL FOR MUMMY

I came from school and found them arguing,

Mummy had climbed on top of her bed and daddy was on the doorway,

He was shouting to mummy to serve him with food,

My mummy could not have any of it,

She held a big stick on her hand.

Although mummy looked like she wanted to beat daddy, she had tears in her eyes,

I was hungry, because mummy had said in the morning that there’s no food,

And there’s no money to buy lunch and bring to school.

I was feeling weak, and I was wondering why both mummy and daddy could not see that I had not eaten

I went to sit outside the big tree behind our house,

The noise was still loud, but somehow I managed to doze off,

Then I woke up when I heard noises as if people had come to our home,

It was true.

At first it was a small crowd, then more and more people streamed into our home.

I saw the police van take away my mummy and daddy,

Daddy was bleeding and uncle held his hand and led him into the waiting police van,

There was a lot of noise, and I think I heard someone say, “Let’s first take him to hospital”

That’s when I knew daddy was injured

Then one by one the neighbours left our home,

I was happy, because it was quiet now,

The sun was then setting, I went to the house and looked around for something to eat,

I only found an old orange, hard and with moulds all over,

I crashed it and ate the “good parts”

I heard voice whisper right into my ear.

She said something about jail for mummy,

But I was happy grandma came, I was hungry, and she was holding a cup of porridge.