mama
stood tall when
i was short
she was cold
when i would melt
she blew refreshing breezes--
reminding I of who I was and
where I came from...
mama resonated--
like echoes i hear--
continual-ly
she
was all i ever needed to be that
strong black man everyone talks about
that seems never to exist
mama was never less than a mountain for me--
and as a man
i must become my own.
(i love you ma.)
sean.
stood tall when
i was short
she was cold
when i would melt
she blew refreshing breezes--
reminding I of who I was and
where I came from...
mama resonated--
like echoes i hear--
continual-ly
she
was all i ever needed to be that
strong black man everyone talks about
that seems never to exist
mama was never less than a mountain for me--
and as a man
i must become my own.
(i love you ma.)
sean.