Dancing in the kitchen


from the ABC set Me, you & my world

Mama, I remember
gripping your thumbs,
carefully,
as we go,
side to side,
step by step,
tile by tile,
note by note,
you start to sing;
'No dancing in the kitchen!
No! We're not
dancing in the kitchen!'

You picked me up &
twirled us both round,
held me close,
as I pulled your hair
& patted your mouth,
you told me this,
is one of the things which
you truley wish
I never will grow out of.

Years later, when I neeeded you,
I pulled you back into my life,
& you let me back into you heart
& come live in your new home.
I threw up on your kitchen floor,
I passed out in your shower &
was always on your house phone,
was free each time for an hour.
You remebered all my favourite things
you used to make for me
bamboo & rice
& bottle of GT.!
Back as a family,
you, little-Z & me,
now three,
chaoticly,
dancing in the kitchen!

Now that you need me,
& your static caravan
& my little sister,
home from school again,
just because she
can't get on with the lang,
I came & helped you tidy up,
& feed each orphan lamb,
we all lived squashed together for a week
There was no room for dancing in the kitchen,
so we danced in the living-room instead.

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Comments

shoe | April 4, 2010 - 14:27

Kahdai, this is so heartwarming! I particularly like the second verse, but the whole thing made me smile,:~D

Kahdai | April 4, 2010 - 14:31

I have been helping my neice toddle around today & it reminded me of that one time with my mama. I phoned her up & told her to read it :) Thanks shoe x

Lem | April 4, 2010 - 14:53

! :) That made me feel so happy and glowing. Especially the last line.

MistakenMagic | April 5, 2010 - 12:27

Lovely, honest poem, Kahdai! I love your use of rhyme and the whole things has brilliant rhythm ;) Well done!

Magic xxx

Kahdai | April 6, 2010 - 14:00

Thank-you ^^ the last line makes me smile too, /apparantly/ she's tidied! The rythem all carries on from how my mama was singing that day.
K xxx

Luly Whisper | May 3, 2010 - 08:24

A lovely tribute to your mother.

Kahdai | May 5, 2010 - 17:43

Yes, it's true as memeory, thanks for reading!