told me how much you loved your mama
how she taught you how to slow dance
and not rush it with the pretty girls from across town
mama taught you every life lesson you knew
like how to destroy the hearts of pretty girls
who thought that a mama's boy couldn't make them blue
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The Stages of Heartbreak and Grief of Who I Once Was
Poetryfreeform poetry describing the heartache of high school and college relationships and learning to navigate life alone