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MOTHER'S DAY

SO..MOTHER'S DAY..
YES, NO OTHERS DAY

SO...WHAT DOES IT MEAN..
IM SAYIN, IM TALKIN, JUST
WHAT IS THE SCENE..

BUSINESS DAY FOR THE
STORES AND THE  MALLS ..WE CAN TAKE
THE STUFF OFF OF THEIR HANDS AND THEIR
WALLS...
 
THE VERY  NEXT MONDAY THE SAME SIGNS GO
UP SAYING HEY  BUY MORE STUFF FOR
THE NEXT ONE UP... JUST TWO MONTHS AWAY..I
THINK TO THE DAY... JULY 4 AND
YOU'D BETTER GET BACK TO THE STORE AND JUST
 BUY ,BUY,  BUY, BUY ..MORE MORE AND  MORE..

LETS TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT... THE ONE THAT MEANS
TIME..IT'S NOT HERE ANYMORE...WE CANNOT ENJOY.. GOT TO 
THINK ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT AND WHAT'S THE NEW TOY.. 
CANT GET WHAT WE WANT. ON OUR OWN TIME..JUST GO
TO THE STORE..TAKE ALL  NICKEL AND DIME...

CHARGE IT,  JUST   CHALK IT UP ON THE CARD..SERIOUSLY, NOW., IS THAT 
VERY HARD?  
IF THE GIFT DOESN'T FIT , IF THERE ARE  NONE AT ALL.. 
JUST TAKE ANOTHER, ...ANYTHING  AT ALL  ..NO MATTER IF  MOM IS TOO 
FAT OR TOO THIN......AND, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM IF THE GIFT DON'T 
RELATE?.
JUST GET HER SOMETHING... NEXT SUNDAY'S  THE DAY, NEXT SUNDAY'S 
THE DAY JUST LET'S NOT  TEMPT FATE.....  

I WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY ALL YELL US TO BUY..
WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE SAME SAME SALES RAP AND TO THE REST AND 
ALL OF MORONIC SALES  CRAP?
DO WE HAVE TO UNTHINK, DETHINK, AND NO THINK? 
DO WE ALL  HAVE TO HURRY ,HURRY   HURRY AND FLY 
WITHOUT ANY REASON OR RHYTHM OR WHY??

SHOULD WE NOW NOW HEAR...?  SHOULD WE NOW SEE THINGS CLEAR...
WHEN  IN ARREAR... DO WE FOLLOW THE HOLLOW, DO WE GO ON THE 
SKIDS AND LISTEN THE KIDS?....THE KIDS!  HEY.. GET REAL, THEIR BRAINS 
ARE ALL  FRIED,  TV'S WHAT THEY SEEK....IN 45 SECONDS, THEY'LL 
CHARGE UP A NEW CAR, A NEW HOUSE, SOME GOLD STUFF AND THE  
NEIGHBORHOOD  BAR...

BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYIN .. BEAT THE DEADLINE FOR THE 
DAY...WONT, CANT  BE LATE... THEY'RE ON THE  THE TRACK ..THE TRACK'S 
JUST TOO GREAT... THE DAY WONT  BE BROKEN.. MOM 'LL HAVE A TOKEN...
THE RELATIONSHIP SO DEAR STILL  REMAINS CLEAR.
KIDS  DID A GOOD JOB.. WENT WITH THE MOB..
CAUSE..
NOT ON TIME ,IT'S  THE ULTIMATE CRIME...
CHANNEL 4 RANTS ON AND ON ' BOUT WHAT YOU DID TO
THE STORE......THERE'S NOTHIN'  MORE..AWFUL THAN AVOIDING  THE 
MALL.....OR NOT HEEDING THE CALL.. THE CRIES FOR US TO DO THE 
BUYS......TO THE SCREAMS FOR US TO EXTEND OUR MEANS.......TO THE 
YELLS FOR US TO
BUY MORE CELLS.......CAUSE  WITHOUT THE CELLS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS 
ARE REDUCED TO YELLS....AND AWFUL SMELLS...AND EVERYBODY 
TELLS.....AND FOREVERMORE NOTHING IS WELL....SO JUST GO TO 
HELL......YOU AND YOUR  WHOLE FAMILY AS WELL..

CHARGE IT, CHARGE IT ,  CHALK IT UP ON THE CARD..COME ON , COME ON 
NOW, IS THAT VERY HARD?  

BUY BUY BUY..YES, JUST ANYTHING AT ALL.. HEY.. SHE CAN ALWAYS  WEAR 
IT IN THE VERY SAME MALL...... 
 AND, YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON.. YOU  DO  WHAT YOU'RE  TOLD..
 KEEP DOING AND DOIN EVEN WHEN YOU'RE TOO OLD....

YES, YOU' RE A GOOD PERSON......

YOU WENT TO THE STORE..SO WHAT..,SO WHAT..  THEY DIDN'T  HAVE ANY 
MORE. 
.WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL..YOU  WENT TO THE TROUBLE , YOU  EVEN PAID 
DOUBLE FOR THE NEW AND EXCITING AND SUPER SIZE SKEEL....

MOM'S GOTTA  LEARN AND SHE HAS TO GET WITH IT.. TAKE THE DARN 
PRESENT 

 LET'S GET ON WITH THE VISIT....

Margo Moss, May 12, 2002 Mother's Day

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