Leaving

Mom left last night
Daddy's crying
Baby is bawling
and I am hiding
under the stairs
shedding my own tears

Daddy says Mommy
has a new boyfriend
and wants to live with him
Daddy cries all the time
He is no longer fun

Daddy makes breakfast
and burns the toast
drop cups on the floor
feeds baby mash potatoes
and me with porridge

Since Mommy left
Daddy looks bereft
Baby makes me deaf
with his constant howling
barfing on to my chest

I wish mommy comes home
and forget her boyfriend
Daddy should be her man
who has the baby
and little old me....