Mamma is cookin’ de breakfust in de kitchen an’ de little ‘uns are bangin’ on de pots an’ de pans.
An’ I’m sittin’ here with muh apple...an’ I’m a-rollin’ it in muh hands.
An’ I’m a-list’nin’ tah sumdin’ burnin’ an’ a-stronglee smellin’ it too.
An’ big bruthah is bringin’ out de china...de blue and de white pretty prints.
‘Den one little sistah is runnin’ through de kitchen, through de doors, all de way tah me.
An’ she gots in ‘er hands a skillet with sum eggs
An’ I’m a-guessin’ dat they’re all fer me.
“not too big a portion,” she says, “mamma say we don’t have enough.”
But dat’s all right. As ‘er small arms heave ‘em up an’ I sigh, and sum other little ‘un cums with more.
“she don’ need no more, lil’ feller,” big bruthah say with his arms open wide
he’s a silent ‘un, too shy tah speak yet, but he loves us just the same way.
An’ he drops in meh plate from big bruthah’s hard lap a piece of toast with a bite out of it.
An’ here comes my momma follow’d by a dozen happy, lickin’, silly lil’ freaks. But sum arn’t freaks so much. Just I’m talkin’ bout the dogs tha’ the oth’r 4 lil’ ‘uns find. Dey love ‘em. We all do...
“der was only one piece a’ bread left, hun,” momma’s so proud of us all. “an’ ev’n though it’s job’s birthday, he wans’ta give it tah you, Aiva.”
An’ den as I’m a-eatin’ dat piece a’ toast, I’m a-lookin’ round at meh fam’ly. An’ I’m lookin’ at meh momma and meh big bruthah and meh 6 lil’ sistahs and bruthas.
An’ as Momma and meh big bruthah get up an dey start tah dance to de slooooow song playin’ on de radio.
An’ ev’ry lil’ puppie and ev’ry lil’ child is quiet as dey lick der lips.
An’ Job is fallin’ asleep in his spoonful of puddin’ an’ cake. He’s de one who want’d breakfust fer dinner.
An’ he gave me his piece of toast.
An’ Momma fin’ly lets de kids turn on de televishun ‘cos dey’re gettin’ loud again.
An’ we sit der and we watch de televishun.
An’ I’m a-with meh fam’ly.
An’ I don’ miss meh daddy.
An’ I don’ miss meh daddy at all.
(**I have no idea what accent this would be considered...but I had fun with it!! Totally all from my imagination!!!**)
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