MAMA
I awoke this mornin’
calling for Mama,
then I started to cry
I try to be strong
to face tomorrow’s
sorrows that are get-
ing hard to consume
No one can hurt you
in that place out-there,
If only I can make
it soon
To annihilate life’s
ever-present gloom
My troubles be
another bad dream
& my depression all
but consumed
— Ray Laccetti
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019 at 9:18 AM UTC
MAMA
I awoke this mornin’
calling for Mama,
then I started to cry
I try to be strong
to face tomorrow’s
sorrows that are get-
ing hard to consume
No one can hurt you
in that place out-there,
If only I can make
it soon
To annihilate life’s
ever-present gloom
My troubles be
another bad dream
& my depression all
but consumed
— Ray Laccetti
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