covered in red southern sista

dedicated to mama, my sister's and Yolanda Cornelia, one of my favorite poets...sorry my brutha's but you got to get your own.

 

                                 

decent child for a long pause

wasn’t just giving flowers away like coupons                   

 

like two fors…bye bye boy

 

even though when we were kids

they chased us like they would die if they failed

trust…they limped away tailed tucked between groin

shaking their fist cause curses…they had nothing…none

lip stuck out lacking what they had come for

 

bye boy

 

you wusn’t just playing with some kid

messin with a new concoction my mama did

she wasn’t makin no maybe’s

she raised a number one-zy

ultimate babies seven girls…learning to make necklaces from them pearls

…and then there was six

(rip lovely)                                  

 

and I barely strayed without trying to commence to perfection

made mistakes but after eating mama’s prime steak

with morals baked within the center bone of maturity

only when I had simmered did I go serving

but not without consequence

see mama was right... as she guided me along

so recently I became my mama

and today raised a glass filled with my own recipe

 

gladly gave my mama a batch                                   

 

well…bye boy

sorry bruthas... I do love you

 

Reviews

[Jumbo J]

I love the glimpses into an architectural design... yeah, I know I would of been one of those boys... wide eyed and hopeful... heart racing out my chest... but kudos and respect, for it's too easy to give it away with no substance behind its meaning... your mama taught you well lady 'S'... this is sound in recipe and has an alluring taste in its construction and is very rich in flavour... you know I do just love the way you tell your journeying story into your mama's footsteps... a true lady of integrity... wonderfully written!... James xx

[Shirlena]

Thanks Jim. I didn't mean to make my mama sound like a saint because she wasn't but she came from a really dysfunctional relationship with her mother and left home at 16. She had a lot of had a lot of husbands and a lot of babies but she made a lot of changes so this is actually my admiration of her being able to pull herself in a new directions from the one she could have continued in :). Thanks again though for enjoying a part of this backstory.

[Jumbo J]

I always believe the harder road traveled exposes the the brightest gems of wisdom... it's all in the lessons learned and the way you choose to use them for ones own betterment... and the true lady of integrity is you... see it's all in the wording... I know I'm going to have to get better at that... and not taking away from you mama... she had you... one of those gems I was talking about. xx

[Shirlena]

Aww, now you makin me blush again ;). Thank you dahling.