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Father gave her the green light
from the beginning
father gave her the green light
It was
yes and yes and yes and yes
Mother could say no
Mother is a cow
who makes milk
and sells her milk
for money
Mother could say no
Mother is a cow
who feeds the whole world
Mother too
sometimes breaksdown
and stops
to feed off the green grass
Mostly mother is milked
Father and daughter
belittle mother
they don't belittle money
Father and daughter live
in the world of yes
Daughter melts with yes
Father feeds the sparrows
the poor winter sparrows
that shiver from no.

Irwin R. Shaw - March 1st 1988