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Mama May I
Mama May I May I May I
Once again see that loving look in your eye
or perform for you a scene that would make you cry
Get pricked while getting you rose from your garden
and when you catch me cussing beg your pardon
Bring you a plate of Soul Food with string beans for you to eat
or a glass of water before you sleep
Watch your back while you are on the stairs
or one last time with you say our special Friday night prayers
Like your sisters of the Pink and Green
announce my presence with pride when I am on the scene
It has been 16 yrs. since you have been gone
but for all of the above I still long
Mama may I may I may I........
Once again see that loving look in your eye
or perform for you a scene that would make you cry
Get pricked while getting you rose from your garden
and when you catch me cussing beg your pardon
Bring you a plate of Soul Food with string beans for you to eat
or a glass of water before you sleep
Watch your back while you are on the stairs
or one last time with you say our special Friday night prayers
Like your sisters of the Pink and Green
announce my presence with pride when I am on the scene
It has been 16 yrs. since you have been gone
but for all of the above I still long
Mama may I may I may I........
Published 26th Nov 2020
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16th Dec 2020 7:50pm
Thanks, H.H! With your, permission, I'd like to read this, poem, at my mother's, funeral, or, if I should pass, before she does? I want someone, to read it, at my, funeral, as my last, wish!🥲🙏🏾 Love you!💞💓❤️🩹💔
17th Dec 2020 2:17pm
ty you for reading it! I am honored by your kind words I will DM but yes feel free to do whatever you like with this poem. My Mother taught me to write so it honors her and her side of my family. GOD BLESS!
