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Is It Alright, Ma?
Is it alright, Ma?
Do you get to enjoy
your cuppa and meet
Ben with the post and
argue with Mrs. Hempell
about the cost of the war?
Have you nylons now,
and butter for the bread
and real fresh tea each
time for the kettle, no
more stewed brew?
Has Alice opened her salon
done your hair the way you like?
Can you open the curtains at night
and look at the moon the way you like
or stroll the meadow down Jack’s lane?
Is England safe now, Ma?
I did what I could.
Is it alright now, Ma?
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