Family quarrelsShe's screaming and shoutingI know she's upsetShe's panting and cryingIt's because of dadI don't know what's happeningIt has been awhileI haven't heard them quarrelSince I was a childShe slammed the phone hardMy dad calls againShe won't hear his excusesHe's trying to explainTHe phone rings non-stopI won't pick up the phoneThe call is not for meIt's for mum aloneSilence. For a moment.My mum answers the callThe yelling still continuesIt isn't yet allMore screaming and shoutingIt doesn't end thereI'm frightened and worriedBUt I mustn't careThe adult world is complicatedAs kids we shouldn't wonder