Mommy's Prayer and Lullaby
Mommy's little princess
is almost all grown up.
A danzel in distress,
or just the average slut?
She traded in her bouncy curls
for a sharp silver knife.
She's picking fights with other girls
and wants to end her life.
Under all the make up,
and behind the painted smile...
She knows that when she looks up
she can feel her for a while.
The Mommy she once knew,
the mother she'll always keep...
is somewhere watching over her
as she goes in too deep.
Praying a mother's prayer,
and humming a lullaby.
Mommy's little super hero
has grown over two feet.
He traded in his sword and shield
for a few bags of weed.
He knows he has to be a man,
but still, he wonders why.
So complicated and unfair,
this concept of goodbye.
Under the layers of black clothes,
behind the dilated eyes,
is a secret to behold,
even super heros cry.
But he knows that when he looks up
he can feel her for a while.
The Mommy he once knew,
the mother he'll always keep.
is somewhere watching over him
as he goes in too deep.
Praying a mother's prayer,
and humming a lullaby,
Mommy's little baby
is now in middle school.
And now she takes it upon herself
to create her own rules.
He sister is not her mom,
and her brother is not her dad,
but at the end of the day
they're all she's ever dad.
Under all the questions
about things she's never known,
Every night she wonders
why her family had to go.
But she knows that when she looks up
she can feel her for a while.
The Mommy she once knew,
the Mother she'll always keep
is somewhere watching over her
as she gets in too deep.
Praying a mother's prayer,
and humming a lullaby.
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