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      MOMMA

 I REMEMBER  GROWING UP IN BROOKLYN ,  IN THE DAYS OF MY EARLY CHILDHOOD

I REMEMBER HOW WE STRUGGLED HARD TO GET BY, BUT SOMEHOW  I KNEW WE ALWAYS WOULD.  WHEN YOU’RE BLESSED IN LIFE, EVEN THOUGH  THINGS GO WRONG, THINGS ALWAYS

TURN OUT RIGHT.  I STUMBLED THROUGH LIFE LIKE MOST KIDS DO, BUT EVERY TIME   I WAS ABOUT TO FALL,  I THOUGHT HOW MUCH IT WOULD HURT YOU.  AND WHENEVER  YOU SAW ME HEADING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACK  ,YOU WOULD GIVE ME A SLAP ,(ON THE BACKSIDE THAT IS) ,KEEP ME IN CHECK ,TEACH ME RESPECT. AND EVEN THOUGH I DIDN’T KNOW WHERE  LIFE WOULD TAKE ME. THERE WAS ALWAYS ONE THING I COULD BE SURE OF , EVERY TIME I WALKED INTO THE DOOR STOOD A FIGURE AS BIG AS LIFE THAT GAVE ME LIFE,  SHE  PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE , FOR US . WITH EYES THAT  WOULD CUT RIGHT THROUGH  ME (SHE’D KNOW ) WHENEVER I’D BEEN BAD, DON’T ASK ME HOW, BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO GREET US WITH A SMILE  OF  LOVE  FOR ALL 5 OF US,  NO MATTER WHAT HER PROBLEMS WERE . (AND THEY WERE )  RAISING US AS A SINGLE MOM ,TRYING TO PROTECT US FROM HARM , TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE DID NOTHING WRONG,  AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON  AND ON AND ON. I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DID IT BUT I THANK GOD FOR HER  EVERY DAY.

AND MOMMA I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU THIS WAY !  AND I LOVE YOU!

 I REMEMBER EVERY HOLIDAY THE HOUSE WOULD BE FILLED  WITH THE AROMA ONLY MAMMA COULD MAKE. ALL THE FOODS BLENDED SO PERFECTLY TOGETHER  WHEN YOU SMELT IT YOU WERE IN FOOD HEAVEN,  AND EVERY CHRISTMAS NO MATTER HOW HARD THINGS WERE (AND  THEY WERE ) THERE WERE ALWAYS LOTS OF  PRESENTS, FOR ALL OF US UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE  . & I GOTTA CONFESS I LIKED  IT SO MUCH I EVEN PLAYED IT OFF ( TRIED TO PUT GROWING UP OFF) AND PRETENDED TO STILL BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS, JUST SO WE COULD HAVE THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS TOGETHER   FOR A FEW MORE YEARS.  WITH A MOTHER LIKE THAT I DIDN’T WANT TO GROW UP TOO  FAST.  I WANTED TO ENJOY HER FOR ALL SHE COULD BE ,ALL THAT SHE COULD GIVE TO ME . IT MAY SOUND GREEDY  .BUT IF YOU HAD A MOTHER LIKE MINE YOU’D UNDERSTAND  WHY I DID WHAT I DID . YOU’RE ONLY LITTLE ONCE AND AFTER ALL WE’VE BEEN THROUGH AS A FAMILY . I WANTED  US TO BE TOGETHER AS LONG AS WE  POSSIBLY COULD .  

 AND MOMMA, YOU KNOW WHAT  MOMMA ,   WE’LL  ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU THIS WAY !  AND WE LOVE YOU !

 I STILL  WATCH THE OLD 8mm OF US ,PLAYING AT THE PARK, OR OF US AT THE BEACH PLAYING IN THE SAND, YOU IN YOUR YOUTH,  STRIKING  A POSE LOOKING EVERY BIT AS BEAUTIFUL AS MARILYN MONROE. .AND

I REMEMBER GOING UPSTATE  EVERY SUMMER,  GETTING US OUT OF THE HEAT AND THE CITY SLUMBER. YOU GUIDED US BUT NEVER PLAYED CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP

MAYBE THAT WAS THE SECRET ,ON HOW YOU PUT UP WITH ALL FIVE OF US

YEA MOMMA

I REMEMBER SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DID BACK THEN,  IT S LIKE TIME IS AN OLD FRIEND

I LOVE THE MEMORIES , NEXT TO LIFE ITSELF , THAT WAS THE GREATEST THING THAT YOU COULD GIVE ME.

AND MOMMA WE’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU THIS WAY, AND WE LOVE YOU !

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