we sacked our maid
today we have no maid
my wife told her
we dont need your service
tears, pleading, sorry,
NO
I'll do better M'am, Miss, please
No
Let me work till April
The hand that once pushed granny so hard
suddenly became soft, caressing on the mistress's arm
sending her shudders
The voice that had always been harsh on commanding my baby boy to his torturous shower, afternoon nap with his hair still wet...
was soft like a lover to another lover
But
no use
she has already been given another chance to part with her T-bird
after she cut her wrist in front of the 88 yr old granny
stormed & smashed a plate in front of my 4 yr old son
after the first two breakups with HER (him)
The day before
She was seen kissing HER and kissed back by HER
as my son was riding his bike in the park and she
didn't even know we had been there watching for 20 minutes
We didn't say a word,
Schemed for a whole night
Calculated the Money we had to give her
Who should be there and who should not when we break the news
We had everything ready in the morning
And at 4:15 in the afternoon
The bad news was broke to her
And we saw her pack
and now my mom is all alone
But even when she was there, she would not bother
Because she would go down for hours
just to buy one thing at the super market or wet market downstairs
I cooked my porridge this morning
I folded my quilt
Toni hanged the laundry with her mom
that's what Ada called
A warm home.