Lessons From Momma
( LESSONS FROM MOMMA )
Momma you taught me so much -
The back of your hand.
Damn, did that hurt!
Yet you also taught me so much more
Like not to eat food off the floor.
When you kicked daddy out,
You said love don’t bill no bills
And quickly deleted his name from you will.
At least you were nice to me and strangers you met
“Thank the Lord God,” you said,
“I ain’t there yet.”
Mom, you taught me the lessons
I needed to learn.
But couldn’t you just have told me…
That fire really burns?
Copyright © Jasmine Cruz | Year Posted 2014
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