there comes a time in most girls life
when she arises looks in the mirror
and you get an almighty shock!
because who stares back?your mother
when the kids are being at thier worse
and you can’t take any more
words pour from your mouth
and you’ve heard them before?
niggles at you all day long
they’re so familiar but from where?
I can garuantee you,that
those words came from her
strange and pointless habits
sneak into your every day
when problems crop up,as they do
you think”what would mother say?”
it’s no use I can’t stop it
I’ve tried as hard as I can
I knew one day it would happen
I’ve turned into my Mam!

niggles at you all day long
try to remember from where?
I’ll tell you,solve the problem
those words cane from her

This poem was written/submitted by Lynne Hannah Cannon.