THE UNHOLY TRINITY

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when Ben

Doesn’t listen to advice

Goes his own way

And then in the end,

Does what I suggested anyway

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when Josh leave’s something at school

His jumper, his shirt, his shoes

Yesterday it was his P.E. kit

Today he lost a shoelace

Tomorrow will be something else.

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when Sam has a paddy

Stamping his feet

Banging the floor with his fists

And blames everyone,

Except himself

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when a constant stream

Of your friends ring the doorbell

Seemingly endlessly

A dozen times in an afternoon

Every afternoon

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you misplace reading books

Or homework or letters from school

And I have to search

And I find them

Where I told you to look

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you don’t shut doors

Or cupboards

Or drawers

You don’t hang your coats up

Or put your slippers on

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you leave

Dirty sports kit in your schoolbag

And half a sandwich in your lunch box

When you want to go outside when it’s raining

And watch TV when it’s sunny

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you leave clothes on the floor

School bags in the hall

Coats on the sofa

Shoes on the stairs

Sock’s everywhere

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when I have to wake you up

Every school day morning

And you wake up at six am

On Saturday and Sunday

And you wake me up as well

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you won’t go to sleep at night

When you mess about and talk

Or when you bicker and fight

And when you’re told to stop

You say OK and carry on

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you leave lights on in every room

Or you leave the TV on

The computer and the PS2

And you’re all playing football

Outside with your friends

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when you have a bath or shower

And there’s more water on the floor

Than there is in the bath

And you leave wet towels on the floor

And the soap in the bath

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do,

Even when I shout at you

It’s not that I don’t love you

But the Wisdom of Solomon

And the patience of Job

Sometimes just aren’t enough

 

I do love you kid’s

Honestly, I do.