Stay indoors till after nine O'clock! <br />It's hell out there and one almighty fray; <br />Arnold Schwatzenegers in a frock <br />Have set out and the school run's under way. <br />In armoured cars and tanks they hit the road <br />And for the school gate heedlessly they head, <br />Forgetting they once read the highway code - <br />You either clear the way or you are dead! <br />White Van Man trembles in their mighty wake, <br />The school bus stops and hides behind a tree, <br />Pedestrians in doorways stand and shake, <br />The cops are in café drinking tea. <br />The children of the run-mums simply smile. <br />It daily saves them walking half a mile.<br /><br />Terry Donovan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mums-on-the-run/
