2004-02-18 - 3:00 a.m.
dear mama,
it scares me
to think
what may happen to you
at some point
down the line
because you are the best friend
i have ever known
and you are the one
that introduced me to
all the things i am accustomed to
as habit now
you were
the one who
never blinked an eye
when i said at ten years old
"guess i like billie"
or
"guess i like elvis"
or
"guess i like the beatles"
mama,
you always gave me
a platter full
more than i could eat
and
i'm still trying to stuff myself
maybe
that's why i'm still so skinny
