when we get there
there will be bright lights, loud sounds,
a midwife, murmurs and smiles
when we get there
there will be balloons, loot bags,
ice-cream, pizza and games
when we get there
there will be grades, exams,
music, drama and life-long friends
when we get there
there will be speeches, jokes,
feasting, toasting and fruit cake
when we get there
there will be showers, gifts,
long nights, nappies and tantrums
when we get there
there will be car pools, concerts,
sports days, meetings and reports
when we get there
there will be late nights, phone bills
old cars, dating and tears
when we get there
they will be flatting, landing new jobs,
marrying, going on their OE, and fears
when we get there
there will be gardening, bowls,
grandchildren, hospitals and funerals
when we get there
there will be flowers, cards,
eulogies, caskets and asparagus rolls
when we get there
Published in Bravado 19, July 2010
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