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ROCKMAN
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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