He sits on the floor, building his tower.
Lego is his thing at the moment.
It is a joy to watch he gets higher and higher and looks so pleased with himself.
He has decided that he doesn’t want that Lego there, so off it comes.
He pulls and pulls,
To no avail,
His face goes red
He groans, he moans
I ask whether he wants some help
He looks,
He turns his back.
He pulls again,
He screams, some things are so hard to explain
I go over and offer to help
His looks at me
His lip is quivering
He screams once more
The Lego is thrown
Life is so not far
He cries, he screams, he stamps
He is his father’s son
If they can’t do something
Or it doesn’t go their way
They strop!!
This poem was written for the Writing Workshop I chose prompt number 1. What qualities or traits do you think your children have inherited from you, you partner, or even from your extended family?
And Then All I Thought About Was You 
Jun 17, 2010 @ 08:45:20
Brilliant! You built the tension really well! Lego eh!
Jun 17, 2010 @ 08:46:48
Yes it is always about the Lego, thank you very much x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 08:48:15
Couldn’t get your twitter id! Have tweeted but you may not see it!
Jun 17, 2010 @ 08:49:47
Oh thank you it is @KerrysAvon x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 10:00:26
Boys become men. I remind myself of that every day. They have anger – It’s so they can fight! This is fabby. xx
Jun 17, 2010 @ 10:18:55
Well he is his father that is for sure bless him x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 13:13:31
AWESOME poem! 😀 x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 13:19:56
Thank you that is so kind x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 14:00:56
It’s hard to see them get so frustrated isn’t it?
Jun 17, 2010 @ 14:14:22
Yes it is, but I have to admit I look at him and think oh god, he has his dad’s temper and that scares me a lot. Mr L is a lot calmer now!
Jun 17, 2010 @ 21:43:20
Oh, that’s so hard to watch isn’t it? I see it sometimes with my eldest and you just want to teach them how to channel it. To be fair, I do that sometimes with Lego too though.
Jun 17, 2010 @ 22:50:08
I know I just want to help him and he is so determined not to get any help makes it difficult x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 22:06:56
Ahh …But its all a learning curve …soon he will find it doesnt achieve much ,so will use reason ,hopefully before he’s 21 hee hee ..love Jan xx
Jun 17, 2010 @ 22:53:18
Oh I hope so as Mr L still doesn’t do that at 24 hee hee x
Jun 17, 2010 @ 22:41:08
Haha yes! A familiar scenario! Kai gets that from his dad too!
Great poem Kerry!
Jun 17, 2010 @ 23:07:23
Oh they get all the good things from their dads don’t they. It does make me smile though as he is so like Mr L. Thanks for the comment x
Jun 18, 2010 @ 00:06:05
Ah yes, men and their strops!
Jun 18, 2010 @ 00:08:28
Yes I feel I have many years of them to come x