Mama's Boy

It didn't seem risky
When you promised
Over your mother's body
Your mind's made up
And being a mama's boy
Living home at 37
I thought follow through
& immediate action
WAS POSSIBLE

The last time
At your home
I remember mommy coming out
Hands across her boy breasts
"What's going on," she says
You say, "Go in, we're talking"
She stands stoically still
Reminds you, you've got to
Get up - you need your rest
Come in Bobby, come in
So in you go
Promises fall away
Like the tears
As they drop
From my eyes

I thought I was safe
But gambling
On my part
Never pays off
I seem to like
Long shots, wild cards
Climbing up unsteady ladders
Going underwater unable
To catch my breath
But today I mourn
The future of us
That got stuffed
Between the cushions
On your mother's couch
As you sit numbed
By the t.v. and
Mama's assurance of your
Perfection in her eyes

Your words fall away
Like a wall's between us
And I can't grasp
The picture of us
Your family exists
From high school pictures
Lined up on panelled walls
Oldest to youngest
And it is there
That you stay
In arrested development
Engaged in junior high fighting
Attempting to control
Anything within grasp
I'm right, your wrong
I'm perfect, so long
Mama tells me so
So you must go

I've realized that life's
Too easy when mama
Never lets you fall
So I'll pick up my
Own pieces of what's
Left of me and in
My minds eye
Realize you can't compete
With a mother's affection
So I'll picture you forever
Enveloped in mommy's love
And I'll view you as she
Tucks you in each night
Don't let the bed bugs bite
I've given up the fight.

Yikes!! Sounds right on!

Thanks Isaac

Thanks SKPCG

Let's be honest, we all know someone like this, don't we?

my very soon-to-be ex wife...26 living at home with a midnight curfew! and no spine to stand up to her parents...but her behaivor already showed she was a snake...so i guess it's to be expected

know him? i made the mistake of marrying him! 4hrs after we said "i do" she called and he left me to go wash her car... he called me @ 10 that night, said he'd be a while yet...i left & went to a friends, for 3 days what was i thinking?

At least I didn't get that far. It's amazing what I would put up with for great sex...but I will tell myself that sex isn't everything...remember sex isn't everything. Repeat to self. We have to laugh about it.

ditto, looking back my marriage was based almost solely on sex...oops

Wonderful write! And thank goodness you saw it before it was too late.

Trust, love and respect and the main ingredients for a good solid relationship and not just sex. That's just a consolation for the enjoyment of two that love each other in a beautiful alignment. Glad you got out while you did Pam. Good write too.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh sweetie,, This saddens me yet I am glad you did however find out sooner than later,,

Hugs sweetie

Thanks for the comments Kate

Robert, well you know how things can change in the blink of an eye...having just emailed each other yesterday. Words might fall smoothly out of one's mouth, but actions are what we can count on. Thanks for your words of wisdom.

Denise, ever there with a kind comment when needed. I'm hugging you back. Thanks

yes we do
lets be glad you saw it

We all do know someone like that!

Excellent write, too!

Remarkable!

as usual

thanks for posting

Thanks, I enjoy your writing, it always brings a smile to my face when reading

slowhand