Sonnet 42: Two Weeks Your Mother Has Now Been With Us

Two weeks your mother has now been with us She has eaten me out of house and home When will she pack her bags and take the bus Or off to the pub I will sadly roam. We have taken her for walks in the park And drives in the countryside twice a week As for meals, she has eaten like a shark How long does she want to stay, I must speak. Time passes with monotonous languor And I am beginning to start a twitch I hope you don’t mind me speaking with candour But her presence is now making me itch. When mother in law comes with a suitcase Life will take on a new meaning and pace.