when I was a fresh faced girl
momma said don't go playing with trash
cause trash will ruin your world

now I'm grown
I understand
what momma
was saying
when she said child
don't go playing

I met a guy in Ralstonville
he promised me he'd treat me well
all his promises were but a veneer
cause night after night
he'd thrash me into tears

and I stayed
and I stayed
hoping he'd see the light
and that he'd be contrite
but nothing changed
he just kept on being deranged

momma momma
your fresh faced girl
momma momma
she's seen ruin in her world

I have fallen in love
with my newest piece
of kitchen equipment
it came in the 9 am mail shipment
with much zeal
I opened the package
and my eyes
were so pleasantly surprised
the metal shone
like the sun beams
in a summer sky
the handles
were so comfortable
on the finger tips
and there was plenty of room on them
to securely grip
it surely lived up
to all my expectations
considering
I wasn't the person
who paid for this wonderful thing
a stew I shall make in it
for my dinner tonight
and as I ladle
the stew from this piece of cookware
I'll be thinking
of the person
who didn't receive
this fabulous gift
she'll be ever wondering
what happened
to her stainless steel ***
which never made it
to her mailbox