Mummy Dearest

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"Twinkle twinkle little star..."
my lips curl into a smile as a mother behind me
sings this soothing melody in an attempt to silence her wailing toddler.
"how I wonder what you are.."
I suddenly feel guilty about my annoyance at the sound
of mummy dearest's cries.
"up above the world so high..."
The wagon whiffs rapidly past the vibrant Shugborough meadows,
"like a diamond in the sky..."

embarrassed, I tuck my head in my novel.

"twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
The persistent parent chants louder,

hoping her petulant tot pipes down.

"how I wonder what you are!"
Oh, if only Mummy would wander up so high

and wish upon a twinkle star.