Family Poetry From A Five-Year-Old

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Mommy feeds me

she hugs me

she loves me

And Daddy don't know my name

Mommy needs me

she reads to me

she sings to me

And Daddy don't know my name

She was his dancer

and romancer

until her belly bubbled

with me

Now we're baking in Bakersfield
just the two of us
but we ride the city bus
for free

Daddy don't know my name
but he sure knew
how to find fame

Then he called us

from Hollywood

and wouldn't you believe it:

he asked Mommy my name

but didn't ask for me

He told her to watch TV

and what do you know

the next day he was on

The Ellen Show

Saying how much he loved 

his five-year-old daughter, Sheree

Mommy lied to him

and it made me laugh

because my name is Marie

Mommy loves me

and makes me smart
I've taken her silly lie to heart

And Daddy don't know my name

but he knows how to

sell rap music
(and himself)

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PAUL OLIVERIO 

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Footnotes

The seventy-year-old composer

of this song has fourteen inner five-year-olds 

FAMILY POETRY FROM

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD

is the copyrighted property

of LCSoL

"Mommy" was actually
a former student of mine named
Fanesha McCroskey

I would reward $100
for anyone who could put her
in touch with me

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