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Ah, Mother's Day...
That time of year
When I stand before the card racks
Desperately searching for a card
That's sweet and kind and loving
But not such a lie
That I can't hand it over with a straight face.


© 1991-2010 Samantha Greene

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now didn't i say that's the way it would happen
and didn't i say that's the way it would be
when will you ever stop scoffing and laughing
and finally admit that i really can see
i was only trying to give you a warning
i was only trying to give you some help
but if your only response is going to be mocking
then i'll just keep my warnings to myself

© 1991-2010 Samantha Greene

Speedy

Driving home from work
I passed an old man
In an old brown and tan Ford
And in that heartbeat I was
Sitting between you and my dad
Toot toot...
Still too little to see over the dash
Don't mess with my toot toot...
Sipping on the soda that Daddy said you couldn't buy me
You can have another woman...
And singing along with you and the radio while Daddy laughed at us
But don't mess with my toot toot...
How I miss you sometimes.

I hope that you know that I've never forgotten what you taught me...
Curiousity should be nurtured and fed...
Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it isn't true...
The stars still shine just as brightly though hidden by the clouds...
Some of the worst people can become some of the best people if they have the right motivation...
And though blood is thicker than water, love is thicker than blood.


© 1991-2010 Samantha Greene

Awakened

For so long now I've been
Sleeping
Slumbering
Hiding away
Playing my own little games
In my own little world
So careful not to allow any
To spill out onto another
But you could not let me be
You would not let me sleep
You simply had to prod
Had to poke
Had to keep going
Had to keep pushing
And now that I'm awake
Now that I'm angry
I do not think
You will like
What comes next.

© 1991-2010 Samantha Greene