Holidays


Ruth Guest


You want 2 weeks leave in August?

Why, what for?

You’ve no kids to take anywhere

Christmas, you want Christmas off?

Why exactly?

You’ve no children

that need to go to Santa’s grotto

or Christmas parties or illuminations

 

You just want it off?

We thought you would be working as usual

So that normal families could be doing

normal wholesome regular family stuff

And you have to be difficult

and take the time off yourself

because you fancy it?

 

YES,

Yes, I  £$@!&% do

Because I still have a family

I still have plans

I still want to do stupid overpriced holiday things

And….

You know what….

Mind your own business and stay in your own lane

I still have the right to all that normal family stuff

With the family I have made

 

And that family may not look like yours

But we are still a family

And we can go on escapades and adventures

And sun-drenched package holidays

And we can do matching pyjamas

and Christmas silliness

 

Because my family matters

Just as much as yours