Mama's Baby

When You left me..
my life became more sinister
than a conference full
of baptist ministers
Because fostercare
Is just no place for any child

I still remember you...your face
serene....your eyes mild
as you whisked me up
and placed me on the steps of
that building...when I was 3
By nightfall...a janitor found me
as I lay sleeping...
Your sanity was seeping
slowly away...Into that
Netherworld that you..
A clinical Schizophrenic
Called home.
and there was not enough room
for me there with you...
Alas there wasnt even enough room
for your own soul to make peace
with those beast that devoured
your mind...piece by piece
Until you completely...
forgot about me
Until you forgot about you
Until you forgot about ...
Everything
Now as I look back over
the landscape of my life
I see that much has been lost
and much I will never know
BUt what I do know is that
No matter what ...
I am still your child
I am still your baby...
and I can smile
Because I know that eventhough
your mind didnt allow you to love me
or remember me when you were here
Now that your spirit has moved on
and you are permeating the atmosphere
I know...that you know.. I am here
I am still my Mama's Baby.