Mum
Laying peaceful
in the cot
Mum nearby
humming gently
cosy in our little room
all is well I'm with my Mother
beyond covered windows
a familiar distant wailing starts
A change of pace
I'm picked up and
Down the stairs we go
all is well I'm with my Mother
outside the blackened foggy street
many footsteps hurrying quietly
the wailing louder
as light beams pierce into the sky
distant thunder
all is well I'm with my mother
footsteps quicker
thunder rumbling
We reach the steps
down we go
further further
all is well I'm with my mother
the mass of people
huddled together
not catching trains
earthy thumping
shakes the ground
all is well I'm with my mother
louder thumping
getting louder
The station shaking
People singing making music
as we lay down
all is well I'm with my mother
waking up
People moving
party over
up the stairs
No thunder rumbling
all is well I'm with my mother
Daylight peeping
streets untidy
Firemen hosing
People carried
smashed down houses
all is well I'm with my mother
houses missing
houses burning
Some like dragons
hot orange breath
comes through their windows
all is well I'm with my mother
milkman passes
Cheerfully whistling
past naked houses
nose face down
a dead bus resting
All is well I'm with my mother