Sunday Muse - My Thing

I was born of a flapper mom 

grew up in airy rumble seats 

and behind stage curtains sagging 

candy whiskey milk were my foods 

 

candy fed my sweetness the day 

whiskey kept me wild every night 

mama said milk was good for bones 

mama married cute stage hand young 

I was their tagalong kid but 

they split never saw him again 

growing kid I didn't know where 

and really that why would I care 

back of my mind don't marry young 

mom my idol wished I were her 

bought a bible  for me to read 

just didn't want to marry young 

didn't do that now on the stage 

my kid she eats chicken nuggets 

with her milk while I'm on the stage 

new orleans bourbon street perform 

"preacher lady from bowery" 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved 

 - - - Photo prompt from Shay,  a.k.a. Fireblossom, at Sunday Muse #186, http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2021/11/sunday-muse-186-illusion.html?m=1 , read about this lady, a Louise Brooks look alike, there.

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Friday Write - High School Stuff

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  English 10 

English 10 for my senior year 

Tenth grade teacher ordered wrong books 

My grade twelve I sat with sophomores 

Intense grammar, composition 

First year for teaching 

was "Miss P"  

I was her pet, suited me fine 

What I remembered wasn't much,  

"if I chewed gum then give her some" 

Infatuation was not shown 

Four years older than me her pet 

But did I learn what I was taught

College Comp 1 and 2--comped out 

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 - Prose Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021. All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rommy for the inspiration hint, see below, at the Friday Writings #2, at https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-writings-2-always-learning.html?m=1 

 - Rommy has suggested that we use a subject studied in school as inspiration, tickle our Muse, for writing this week.  I liked them all except for Math Statistics which needed a better refreshing of my Calculus.  

 - I chose Sophomore English which was delightful to me.  In college most of my writing papers received an "A", "B" was the lowest paper grade I received.

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