mama mauritian tomb bat
species: mauritian tomb bat (taphozous mauritianus)
genus: taphozous (fourteen species)
mama mauritian tomb bat,
remember when i was young?
when i was a baby tomb bat,
and to your breast i clung?
mama mauritian tomb bat,
remember when i grew?
i learned to fly but didn’t want
to let go holding you.
mama mauritian tomb bat,
remember what you said?
“too big for my breast but you can
cling to my back instead.”
and so i climbed upon your back,
mauritian tomb bat mama.
you assured me i could stay that way
as long as i did wanna.
then one day i was ready
to venture off on my own.
oh mama mauritian tomb bat,
i am now on my own.
mauritian tomb bat mama
roosting in babalala…
i hope i see you again mama,
smiling in babalala.
thank you mauritian mama,
you were my magic carpet.
you kept me safe from trauma.
you were my soothing blanket.
thank you mauritian mama,
you gave of yourself in profusion.
nature did give me these wings,
but you taught me how to use them.
