gettin away with
June 12, 2008
i put my babies to sleep
before hittin the dance
floor / do my homework
in the morning
right before class rehearse
my presentation on coloniza
tion / fix dinner from scratch
in ten minutes pour some red
into a glass / celebrate with
a song & bare feet on back
yard concrete
oh momma momma i don’t give
a good god damn
i don’t give a good
i wake up late make my students
wait in the hall / forgot my keys
again feelin the breeze blowin
thru middle school doors
i teach spanish without a degree
you know what i mean
i be gettin away with shit
makin it look good
at the last moment
makin it taste gourmet
ay mommy mommy i don’t give a good
god damn
don’t give a good god damn
© 2008 tahminah zaman
