What Mama Forgot
Mama never told me that I should not get caught
She taught many lessons well, but this one she did not
She never told me that I must lead heat to the chase
Or to be an enigma with an angelic face
Mama never told me that I should keep love in store
Try to be mysterious or risk being a bore
Mama never told me to stay just out of his reach
How to be coy and demure, my Mama didn’t teach
She didn’t say wonder was a big part of the game
That to give a man your heart will make you really tame
Mama didn’t tell me to keep some things locked inside
She didn’t say that when he seeks...I should go and hide
Mama didn’t tell me every man desires to hunt
Or that in speaking to him I must be shy not blunt
She didn’t say the chase is the driving force of man
Or that you must prolong it...just as long as you can
Once he has caught his prey and has feasted at his will
Your body he will discard, another prey to kill
Always try to stay ahead, let your scent lead him on
Let him paw you for a while, and then arise…be gone
A man’s nature is to chase; it’s the air that he breathes
Let him think he’s captured you, give in by small degrees
But let your soul be ever free, don’t you dare get caught
Oh Mama, you didn’t teach me this, Oh mama, you did not!
Eileen Manassian Ghali
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