Mam - Is not the person she was last year.

Mam is in need of an ear to bend, 
A good friend,
With a screw top.
Mam likes the lights off.
She is not the person she was,
Last year.
Mam is six minutes away from drinking a coffee she has reheated in the microwave,
A rusk away from the shop,
And no milk.
So she waits for the phone to ring,
Or the door bell to bring.
She is not the person she was,
Last year.
Mam needs time to think about the future,
So she puts herself on the naughty step,
And drums her fingers.
Thinking of what she was supposed to do yesterday.
And she didn't mean to let you down.
But she is not the person she was,
Last year.
Mam needs to talk until the early hours,
Even to herself!
And she doesn't pride herself on the house keeping,
Or her time keeping,
All she keeps is finger paintings.
Because she's not the person she was,
Last year.
Mam wants to know she is still here!
But she needs four strong coffees these days,
Just to get herself in gear,
She needs to be there
And here,
But she can't remember what time.
Because she's not the person she was,
Last year!