Momma says,
"Sit Up Straight"
Momma Says,
"Do Whats Told"
Momma Says,
"Read Those Books"
Momma Says,
"Be a Lady Not A Whore"

Late at night Momma says,
"I love you more than my own life."

Some years later Momma says,
"You are grown now,
out the house you go."

I went back today and Momma was quite,
Momma stared right through me.

I said, "Momma I stand up straight,
Momma I read those books"

"Momma why don't you remember me?" I cried.

Momma sat there and Nothing was ever said again.

Time doesn't seem to pass as it should. I stay trapped in the words Momma said, "Sit Up Straight", "Read Those Books"........

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