DIRGE: "MOM" BY MATYR

Mom, mom today I'll not go home,

Mom, mom today I'll be here waiting for you,

Mom, mom I'll sleep here if you don't come,

Mom, mom please come, I want us to talk.

Mom, momma my heart is not at peace,

Mom, momma it's hard without you,

Mom, momma I miss us, you and I,

Mom, momma the new mom can never replace you.

Mom, mommy she's so manipulative,

Mom, mommy her words are too harsh towards me,

Mom, mommy the new mom always frustrates me,

Mom, mommy she enjoys seeing me cry.

Mom, mumsy your son is lonely, 

Mom, mumsy your son is starving,

Mom, mumsy should I continue waiting?

Mom, mumsy should I lose the hope of seeing you?

Mom, mama why did you leave me?

Mom, mama will I ever see you again?

Mom, mama will you ever come back?

Mom, mama do you even think of me?

Mom, mom today I'll not go home,

Mom, mom today I'll be here waiting for you,

Mom, mom I'll sleep here if you don't come,

Mom, mom please come, I want us to talk.

MATYR ✍️

(The Rich Pen)

@Art Place Kenya

-Kenya 🇰🇪

The poet persona mourns the death of his mother at the grave and refuses to leave until this dead mother interacts with the speaker.