The stranger
Mick Martin
Old Dad was really honest and a clever bloke as well
And His Dad, same before him and that's how the apple fell
So when he found this stranger Mum was really quite surprised
In hindsight that decision then, would likely be revised
The truth is worse than fiction and he simply moved straight in.
We welcomed him with open arms, Mum took it on the chin
But as we grew, we loved him, he would sit with us each day
We listened, with our mouths agape, to every word he'd say
Now Dad was open minded to his view on this and that.
I often sat and listened, watching both during their chat.
The stranger made us laugh, oh, he was full of witty quips
He taught my older sister how a boy kissed on the lips.
I can't recall the words Mum used but she was not impressed
and all at once the family, then, seemed just a bit less blessed
The stranger swore, we gasped as one, but no one threw him out
And slowly, it took years I know, our values fell to doubt.
At Christmas time we used to sit and make each Chrissie card
Since he arrived a;; that has stopped, he told us that's too hard.
He told us where the sales are and he told us where to shop
That stranger told us, buy a car, but get the one that's top.
I hardly see my Dad these days, he works from dawn till late
To pay for all those extra things, it seems a big mistake
I heard the stranger saying that if Mum should get a job
That we could buy a bigger house, I wished he'd shut his gob!
The stranger ruined everything, soon swearing was ok.
The things we owned weren't good enough, he told us so each day.
He sure knew lots of stories, and he told us he was great
NOW, Mum and Dad are working, it's just him and us till late!
I think by now you've guessed it, that this stranger has a name
But wait there, just a minute, its a million dollar game !
Oh, I'm sorry, now the ads on, whats that look of indecision?
I'm just sitting with that stranger, have you guessed?
he's television....
Mick Martin
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reserved 27/3/2015 V14, 11/7/16
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