I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my youngest son,
Malik Vernon Menchan,
Twenty three, oh dag, where did the time go,
So many memories,'
When you were inside me and never kept still,
Unless I read to you...or ate fish...
That day when you were in pre-K and refused to do the work,
Because your daddy was in Saudi and you said you weren't doing,
Anything until her returned, Lawd!
Remember the time we came back from Hawaii,
You were all of nine, and at the family reunion,
You danced all night with every woman there,
And they all fell in love with you, like me...
Or my goodness, those teen years when you were trying to show and prove,
And I had to....well since you grown, we won't tell people how I had to show and prove to you!
And all those times when Mama was sick, you were my little soldier,
Right by my side protecting me from the pain,
By making me laugh and smile,
And please, please never forget how many times,
When you would get off in the morning,
I had to fry chicken wings and make waffles,
And we would watch The Wire...on demand,
So many memories...
What I remember most is how you love,
Tell folks, my mama da bomb,
Trust me with your secrets,
And your pain,
I glow inside whenever you say, 'I am the male version of my mama'
So Proud....
I love you baby boy,
Enjoy!
Oh yeah, when you come home you know I will have triple chocolate cake,
And Ben and Jerry's New York Chocolate Chunk...
Hoo-Ah!
DeepDuval's Mama, (mama deep)
