My Father's Chocolate

My father's chocolate
gets me through
the times
I shouldn't
and still I do

I cluck
and duck
and hide away
to take
the bite
and bait
thank you

This one small
vice -
just one small
vice?
a taste
a test

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Mama Is A Crazy Girl

Mama is a crazy girl,
my children sometimes sing;
when Mama dances on the table
snakes hanging from her head.

When Mama's friends wear business suits,
her Mama is the rage
of teenage girls who want her clothes,
tie-dyed, faux fur, and mesh.

Mama is a crazy girl
when she says what's in her heart;
when others only whisper,
Mama can't hold back a shout.

At cocktail parties, mama smiles
and politely chits and chats,
while seeking an accomplice
to make a secret pact -

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