TITLE (EDIT)
When Mama Gets Paid |
DESCRIPTION
A short poem about a little girl's feelings of desertion surrounding her father leaving.
[322 words] |
TITLE KEYWORD
Drama |
AUTHOR
S B Douglass |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
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[February 2011] |
When Mama Gets Paid
S B Douglass
Mama said that mean old Daddy aint comin’ back no time soon, so don’t go frettin’ bout new school clothes.
She told me, I’m gonna have to wit ‘til she gets paid next week.
But when Mama gets paid…
…
On Sunday, We gonna go to the movies And I’m gonna get me a bucket of popcorn so big
that I can hardly wrap my arms around it
and Milk Duds too! We gonna watch one of those movies about a poor little girl.
Who gets rescued by a handsome prince
And then he’s gonna pick her up with his
strong arms And put her up on his horse
And she’s gonna ride sittin’ sideways all the way to the top of the hill
where his castle be shinin’
Maybe someday Daddy gonna comeback and put me up on that pony they got at the park,
Then I can sit sideways too.
When Mama gets paid…On Monday, We gonna go ‘round the corner to the shoe store
And I’m gonna get me a pair of shoes
that aint got no holes in the bottom
You know, the kind that gets your socks all wet when you wait for the bus on a rainy day
I’m gonna get me some size 3’s with room for my toes to wiggle
I’m gonna get me a pair with red rubies like that Dorothy girl in the movie
Then I can click my heals together and say, Daddy’s coming home, daddy’s coming home, daddy’s coming home,
and go off to some other place where Daddies don’t leave they little girls.
I know when Mama gets paid…On Monday, Mama’s gonna send me off to school with those holy size 2’s.
She’s gonna tell me that the housekeeping manager wants her to work overtime.
I guess those ruby red size 3’s gonna have to wait ‘til next Friday when Mama gets paid…
Since Daddy aint comin back no time soon.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 2010 S B Douglass |
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
February 2011 |
NUMBER OF TIMES TITLE VIEWED
1294
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