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BY: LAVINA BURGESS
10/24/02

MY MOTHER SAID WHEN I WAS A CHILD
I WAS SCRAWNY,SICKLY, SKINNY AND FRAIL
AS I REACHED PUBERTY AND IN MY TEENS
I NO LONGER WAS SKINNY BY NO MEANS
I MOVED MY HIPS BACK AND FORTH
AS A GROUP OF BOYS DROOLED
WITH EYES OPENED WIDE
MY HAIR SO SILKY AND SHINY
AND SKIN SO SOFT THAT GLOWED
I HAD SO MUCH FUN
WITH LOTS OF ENERGY TO RUN
WELL MOTHER NATURE SURE HAD HER WAY
I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE PICKED ME THAT DAY
AS I GREW OLDER,OLDER AND OLDER
I KNEW RIGHT THEN, THIS MUST BE THE END
MY SKIN NO LONGER TIGHT AND NOW I HAVE TO FIGHT
TO TRY AND MAKE IT RIGHT
MY HAIR NOW GRAY AND I'M CUTTING IT SHORT
I NO LONGER HAVE A CHIN BUT FOUR
MY EYES NO LONGER BIG
BECAUSE MY EYE LIDS HAVE FALLEN
MY BOOBS NO LONGER FIRM
BUT NOW ARE SAGGING
OOH PLEASE GOD
I KNOW I'M COMPLAINING
I JUST WISH I WAS ONLY BRAGGING
OH YES...
MY JOINTS ARE ACHING AND I CREAK WHEN I WALK
MY TEETH DO CHATTER WHEN I TALK
OOH HELL! WHAT IS THE MATTER?
GOD,PLEASE SPEAK TO MOTHER NATURE
TO PUT MY AGE ON HOLD
AND PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SO BOLD