Ruth Walters - The big question

Sex is this wondrous, marvellous thing
that the young discover
and bring home to mother

Mother, of course, only ever indulged
that night that the light bulb
blew up in the lounge.

She never enjoyed anything quite so rude,
she just thought of England
or made us beef stew.

Sex is reserved for the young, so it seems,
their mothers don't do it
it's far too obscene.

What about fathers, perhaps, do you think?
Do fathers all do it?
Ask mum in a tick!

Mother denies it; she says it's not true!
Then how come she gave birth
to me and to you?

Ruth Walters

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