MAMA TAUGHT ME!!!!

 Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over.
           ~George Cooper~



Mama was  stingy with ‘I love you’s

I Remember my total surprise the one time she said it in da kitchen

Taught me love was proved In actions and not  In easy empty words

Mama was quick to give the whoppin’

Taught me quite quickly wrong from right - no excuses!

Mama  was absent many times

Didn’t know till later she just meant for me to find my way;

Know how to walk when I’m all alone, keep my balance when there is no1 to fall on, keep running the race when no one is cheering on the sidelines!

Mama taught me beauty didn’t stay on painted faces

Something on the inside does  a gr8ter magic on the outside

Mama taught me not to expect heroes, ‘superman’ and ‘captain planet’ never stepped out of tv-screens!

Taught me too early that the heroine was right inside of me

Mama was good at forgetting birthdays

Taught me it was a day to appreciate God for the grace to live another moment.

Its God’s present to me. So its not less special if pple 4get their presents

Mama taught me church

That you gotta live the church if  you choose to go to church

Aint no time to play church in this lifetime

Mama taught me to use my hands

Taught me to learn to do it on my own so nothing will be left undone cuz I didn’t know how.

Mama was never convinced whatever reason I was sad was reason enough to remain sad

Mama basically taught me to laugh out loud despite!( still learning thou)

Mama  taught me people weren’t perfect

By daring not to be perfect

Sometimes making me see her mistakes so I do better when its ma time

Mama  taught me ;

life would knock you dead

 raise you high,

dust you up,

suck you in ,

wash you out,

drain you up,

fill you in

spit you out

praise you loud

hail you down

spin you in nauseating circles

and manage to make you laugh and cry all at once

And defined learning from the process as ….. growth!

Mama taught me every time she was around

Even when her silence and absence did surround

Mama  taught me in hard ways

Sometimes through easy days

Sometimes after a beating

Other times her eyes would show the meaning

Mama’s  humour is soul exhilarating

And her cussing is (believe me)  mind stimulating!

Cheers to my mama!

My chiefest critique

My fashion advisor

My hair expert

My weight  checker

My most disagreeable person

my dad's wife

having the knack of being real complicated yet interestingly sweet all at once

and Definitely the ‘brownest woman I know’  :D                                                                                                                                                                                                             to ma Maama!

Love u more everyday..xx

thanx 4 being the first rate version of you.