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Mother Is Always Correct

Mother Is Always Right By Elton Camp Barry was convinced he’d found the love of his life And just knew his girl would make the perfect wife So to his mother he couldn’t find enough good to say “She is beautiful, kind, loving and great in every way.” During the engagement, the women became acquainted His mother slowly learned she wasn’t as he had painted His fiancé was demanding, hot-tempered and even more Son didn’t know it, but she’d been divorced twice before When Barry’s mother became much concerned for him, She called him aside to talk, her face so extremely grim “Son, I think marriage to this woman you’ll soon regret. I surely do hope that, on her, you are not too firmly set.” “Laura Sue warned me that something like this you’d try. That you didn’t want another woman in your life is why.” His mother’s loving counsel Barry then pushed away And was as happy as he could be on his wedding day For the first few months, all in his life went fairly well Then Laura Sue began to make her husband’s life hell And so, just as she had done with husbands one and two Demanding, screaming and shouting was all she did do Poor Barry then recalled his mother’s warning word And wished that her advice he hadn’t thought absurd Now it looks like the final outcome will come to be Barry’s first divorce and Laura Sue’s number three

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Date: 5/28/2011 8:13:00 AM
Shame, poor Barry. Mothers do know best after all. I enjoyed reading this one, Elton.
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Date: 5/27/2011 8:34:00 PM
really awesome poetry here
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