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    Rhythm Rhyme & Reason
    Rhythm Rhyme & Reason
    Rhythm Rhyme & Reason
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    Rhythm Rhyme & Reason

    By Marcia Crawford

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarcia Crawford
    Release dateNov 7, 2022
    ISBN9798215213414
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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.

      ––––––––

      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.

      ––––––––

      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.

      ––––––––

      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.

      ––––––––

      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.

      ––––––––

      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.

      ––––––––

      I am now old enough

      the law says I can make a vote

      it seems only yesterday

      you helped me into my clothes

      ––––––––

      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

      ––––––––

      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

      ––––––––

      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

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