My mums friend had a "sin bin"
In her house that she would
Threaten to put kids
In if they were bad.
It has no religious connection
Even though it sounds like it.
It was from Ice Hockey.
So was more like time out.
It was spacious as I spent
Five minutes in it once.
It had a sofa bed and bean bag.
I ran the taps
At full speed and they
Got the hint I would flood it.
I was only watching
A film on tv and I went
Through to get juice.
The boys told me I
Was ok to help myself
Meaning I could avoid
Having to ask. And
I was balled at.
And when I sat to watch
The tv, I was ordered
To play with the
Boys and I did not
Say they had set me up.
And my mother said
She was fine with
Me being put in time out.
From then on, I played
With all the kids.
And realised that my
Mother would not be
The one to stand
Up for me in future.
And I knew I would
Grow up to be
Self sufficient and
Even when the p2 incident
Happened I found
A way to persevere.
Because one day
I may find I had
Nobody to fall back on
Or someone to provide for me
And I would be fine
As long as I worked
Hard enough. I would
Be damned before
I ended up like my mother.