Ave Maria Analysis

Mothers of Americalet your kids go to the movies
get them out of the house so they won'tknow what you're up to
it's true that fresh air is good for the bodybut what about the soul
that grows in darkness, embossed bysilvery images
and when you grow old as grow old youmustthey won't hate you
they won't criticize you they won't knowthey'll be in some glamorouscountry
they first saw on a Saturday afternoon orplaying hookey
they may even be grateful to youfor their first sexual experience
which only cost you a quarterand didn't upset the peacefulhome
they will know where candy bars comefromand gratuitous bags of popcorn
as gratuitous as leaving the movie beforeit's over
with a pleasant stranger whose apartmentis in the Heaven onEarth Bldg
near the Williamsburg Bridgeoh mothers you will have madethe littletykes
so happy because if nobody does pickthem up in the movies
they won't know the differenceand if somebody does it'll besheer gravy
and they'll have been truly entertainedeither way
instead of hanging around the yardor up in their room hating you
prematurely since you won't have doneanything horribly meanyet
except keeping them from life's darker joysit's unforgivable the latter
so don't blame me if you won't take thisadviceand the family breaks up
and your children grow old and blind infront of a TV setseeing
movies you wouldn't let them see whenthey were young

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