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[aid] => mick
[title] => Momma
[time] => 2007-02-03 13:58:47
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[bodytext] => I was born in the Midwest, Raised in the sun. Moved to the snow. Momma, always on the run. Daddy what? Daddy who? No one really cared. Mommas all we needed, And she was always there. Livin like gypsies; My Brother, Her, and Me. She was keepin up the bills For the cable, lights, and heat. Not even once did we fight Momma, Bro, and Me. She always kept our lives In perfect harmony. She stood on every stamp line In the muggy Orlando heat To make sure that we always Had enough to eat. She gave us all we needed And never missed a beat Momma never told us We were in poverty. We lived how children should Innocent and pure. Never knowing way too much And Momma made that sure. Years and years did pass And Momma got a man. Me and Brother got a new Daddy With a business on his hands. Finally in a house But Daddy's never home. It was the three of us again But We never felt alone. Daddy couldn't stop Just working more and more So Momma packed a U-Haul And drove her kids up to New York. Daddy really loved us So he did just this; Packed his bags into his Datson And sold his business. All together in New York Us four for just a while. Until Momma got her tubes untied And had another child. I was only ten My brother only twelve My Momma was excited To have another girl. Five of us together For years, months, days Until brother went to college Just too far away. I am thankful for these humble years And how my life was led Now I’m the next to leave the nest And keep my own self fed. But Momma tought me everything That I may need to know. She kept away the bad And allowed us all to grow. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 288 [topic] => 23 [informant] => suupjordan [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => FamilyPoems )
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