Mama said to me, baby,
grumbling from Jericho to Jerusalem
is never going to make your dough rise;
not when you’ve failed
to add much-needed yeast
and to give it the required kneading.
©
Jacqueline
In essence, life is more of what you put in it.
Mama said to me, baby,
there comes a time when
you’ll tell your goat
to stop giving its milk for free,
‘cos a neighbour
used to getting free milk
will never purchase his own goat
instead, he’ll milk more to make cheese.
©
Jacqueline
Mama said to me, baby,
this life is a marketplace
filled with useful and useless goods,
what you fill your basket with
determines how profitable you’ll be
at the end of your purchases.
©
Jacqueline
Mama said to me, baby,
in life the rejection that hurts most
is the rejection of self
If others reject you for your differences
make sure that you are
full of self-acceptance.
©
Jacqueline
Mama said to me, baby,
never make fun
of the burden borne by others,
—
‘cos if they perchance share their load with you,
you would find that
its weight could bend your spine.
©
Jacqueline
This is an excerpt from my work-in-progress.
You can read my new book, Unbridled on Kindle Unlimited for free.
Mama said to me, baby if you find that you are not happy there,
never choose not to remain there in a sad state,
because you haven’t been planted like an Iroko tree.
Don’t you know that even an Iroko tree can decide to excuse itself
by choosing to rot and wither from within,
rather than suffer the insult of insolent birds?
©
Jacqueline
An excerpt from my work-in-progress.
You can read my book, Unbridled on Kindle Unlimited for free.
