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Dear Nicky,
I hope you like your name
I hope they don't make fun of you
When you grow up and go to school, okay?
'Cause your mama really tried.
Nicky sat on a rock stroking the back of his goat. “Don’t worry, buddy. Mama will be back soon. She’s just fixing her purple. After that, we’ll walk again.” He paused for a moment. "Mama's protecting us. And then tonight, Mami will come by when Mama's sleeping, just to say hi. And then in the morning, we walk again."
Dear Nicky,
I hope you talk to girls
Or boys or anyone you like; I just hope you don't stay in every night
'Cause I wish I was out tonight
It really doesn't seem like there's anyone else other than her for me
But dear Nicky, I hope you like your name
I'm hoping that someday, I can see you again in heaven.
But shit, I gotta forgive your mami first
“You took him from me!”
“I had no choice. It was either him or you. Fate didn’t like how human I’d become, and She gave me an ultimatum.”
Dear Nicky,
I hope you like this song
And even when you see me again
And you scream at me for parenting you wrong
I hope it's still a badass song
“I fucked him up bad.”
“Amor, you didn’t mean to.”
“I’m as bad as my mother.”
“Never, ever say that again. You are not like your mother. You brought me death, to protect him from me. You kept him alive.”
It really doesn't seem like there's anyone for me but her
But dear Nicky, I hope you like your name
You know I cannot wait to teach you how to curse
But shit, I gotta forgive your mami first
“I've never met a being with a worse mouth than yours, mi amor.”
“You weren’t saying that last night-”
Dear Nicky, y ou're way too far away
And when I see you again
Please don't say I'm hovering
I wanna hear about your life
After we've been apart for so long
Will we still hang out when I'm no longer in charge
“I miss him.”
“You’ll see him eventually, corazón.”
“Does he hate me?”
“No. He misses you too.”
Oh, dear Nicky, I hope you like your name
I hoped you’d let me take a shot with you on your 21st
But shit, we gotta ask your mami first
“In another universe, we were happy. He got to turn 21, and didn’t just see life for six years… he-”
“Amor, we cannot dwell. In this one, we have to make our own happy.”
“Te amo, Rio.”
“Te amo, m’lady.”
Dear Nicky, I've forgiven your Mami
Thank the gods that she doesn’t mind,
That I'm inside my head a lot
Nicky, I'll see you soon
It won't be too long; finally, I’ve forgiven your mami.