Theme: Dealing with parents’ divorce

Sarah woke up from her sleep at night 
She’d had another dream 
Where she was falling through the clouds 
Down, down into the trees 

She was scared like she had once been 
From monsters under her bed 
But now she was a big girl 
Why was she afraid like that again?

In her heart she knew the new
Monster that had come to life:
Her parents were always sad-angry
There was always a new fight 

Sarah wanted to hide away
She wanted to close her eyes 
She wished that when she woke again 
Everything would be alright
 
But that didn’t happen and one day
Her dad he sat her down 
He kissed her on her forehead 
He had a worried frown 

He said “sometimes moms and dads
Go through moody times 
And because they’re Big-People moods 
It turns them into frankensteins! 

If they stay together they’ll chomp-chomp
Off each other’s heads 
So they both start living in separate homes
So that they can keep being friends

And that is why Mom and I 
With our fights and with our moods
Will live apart but in our hearts 
Our love will never change for you 

Look at it as a new adventure 
New things to do with each one 
With Dad you can go fishing 
With Mom to the space museum 

We will always keep you close 
Just not in the same way 
Some days you will be with Mom
Some days with me you’ll stay 

Change sometimes is a good thing 
So cheer up my darling child 
No more fights and no more frowns
Just happy hearts and happy smiles 

And know that even if a thousand miles 
Separate you from me sometimes 
We’ll never let you be sad or scared 
We’re your Forever-Team, your Mom and I.