MAMA DON'T LIKE

I love music
With a rapping beat
That boom, boom, booms
You right on your feet
...but Mama don't like

I love tuna
Really, fish of any kind
It hits the hollow part
That makes life divine
...but Mama don't like

I love movies
With a message of hope
Cussing is warranted
If it provides a hangman's rope
...but Mama don't like

Mama likes westerns
Where violence creates a world
Old time values
No justice for girls
...I don't like that

Mama likes patterns
That build sturdy gates
Change is scary 
For those who can't relate
...I don't like that

Mama likes pleasure
That is permitted by "god"
She won't even look
At other paths to trod
...I don't like that

I love Mama...but Mama don't like me

Written by Trudy Schrader on 09-02-2026
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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