Rhythm Rhyme & Reason
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"As I journey, I journal". From my Caribbean Island home in Jamaica, the poems and expressions in this book are written as a coping strategy I used to navigate the high and low flow of life. Inside this book, I express my emotions, thoughts and feelings in varied literary styles. My hope is that you will gain inspiration and motivation as you engage with the expressions.
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Rhythm Rhyme & Reason - Marcia Crawford
MOTHER MAY I
Mother may I tell you how dark it is inside here,
but still I see the light as I move about
in this bubble of love.
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It's been a while since we've been connected by this cord,
that sometimes get tangled around my arms and legs
especially when you must do the washing, cooking
and all that stuff.
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Oh mother, may I tell you how I long to see your face,
to feel your love and warm embrace.
Eight months is a long time, but you told me yesterday
that the time is near.
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Mother may I help you...bear the pain
Just one more hard push and I will be there.
My lungs fill with air I cried so loud
to sense your breath on my tiny nose.
My mother may I. tell you how happy I am to be here
to feel your love and your warm embrace.
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The years go by so fast and now I can toddle around,
pushing and shoving objects all over the ground.
Mama, I want to tell you how happy I am
but the words are muffled, and you wouldn't understand.
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Mother may I tell you, this place is lush and green
with sugar cane fields as far as the eyes can see.
Hills and valleys I see each day
but still, I long for your warm embrace.
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I am now old enough
the law says I can make a vote
it seems only yesterday
you helped me into my clothes
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I look out there and what do I see
a big bad world that really scares me
mother may I see you in the
strength I need to navigate this world
of endless possibilities
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I've now been blessed with two of my own
they are gifts from God on a short-term loan
I vow to love them endlessly
until they return from whence, they came.
I AM JUST LIKE YOU DAD
Your eyes, your nose
Your thick full lips
Melanin rich, that's almost black
I'm just like you dad
That's what mama said
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Are you a kind and loving man?
Do you run when things go wrong?
Or do you stand and face the storm?
I need to know.
yes, I need to know
'Cause mama said
I'm just like