MAMA
HOT
Water cornbread, beans, greens and red beets,
Chitterlins, hawg mawgs, pig ears, and pig feets,
If you like soul-food or just LOVES ta eat,
Oh dude, you needs ta meet my
MAMA!
If we eva start feelin like we got tha ills,
But we didn't really need tha big Docta bills,
She could fix us right up good without tha pills,
Or tha medical skills, just
MAMA!
GIT UP!
Young man and get crackin fa school,
If I hear from any teacha say you akin a fool,
Make me have ta leave work ta gitchoo back in tha rule,
She came packin a tool, OOOO
MAMA!
There was me plus five for the sake of the case,
Having no idea about tha sharin' of space,
But if anybody got sideways in the place,
Got ta feelin' like tha hand that was holdin' tha ace,
Maybe thought you was winnin', like we runnin' a race,
Just beside yo-self, youz a threat in tha chase,
Snap back to reallity, you strainin' tha lace,
Or you'll find you-self lookin up at the face,
Of the one who knew just how to bring you ta base,
Of who was settin' tha pace,
And that's
MAMA!
She loved religiously,
She gave unconditionally,
Shared unequivocally,
Spoke honestly, sweetly, sternly but softly,
(How did she do that?)
She hugged tightly,
kissed compassionately,
Listened attentively,
counselled wisely,and advised carefully,
And she did all this daily.
And,
Through her advising, counselling,
Listening,
Kissing,
Hugging,
Speaking,
Sharing,
Giving,
And LOVING
She has shown her posterity,
the reality of eternity, by in all these,
somehow, touching...
FOREVER
MAMA