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Mama

King kObOkO

You are the native soup inside my bowl.
You are the soft melody within my soul.
You taught me how to till the ground.
You tilled me into a man all round.
Sometimes I feel I've sucked four breasts;
Those of my mummy plus your own.
That is why I kneel & beg Our Father:
"Please take not your daughter away with the rest
Until I, her grandson, am full grown."
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Submitted by kingkoboko on May 02, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Scheme AABBCDEFD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 348
Words 72
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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