momma sayz,
neva play with peoples’
who lie or cheat or steal
sayz,
the world is a danger
to itself
and that people are only people
at the best of times
and at the worst
dadda,
works hard in hell
he don’t beat me
or hurt at all
he is steadfast and hard
he is my idol
he doesn’t cry
momma,
makes pancakes with icecream
and feeds Bubba scraps of meat
i play twist in the garden
and the sun shines through the trees
like a thousand swords
kriss-crossing
i go school
and learn
to make things
and plus ones and twos
and paint brilliant colours
and play ball
over-all
momma and dadda sayz
life wasn’t prepared for me,
though they sayz
i must make my mark
this iz it
i guess
my news for today
