Matryoshka Song

If you missed the introduction to “Matryoshka Song,” you can find it here.
I put an awl case
on my belt
around my waste, just like the placard said
I am industrious mother
I sport the awl, like the picture book shows
I am an industry mother
The little pouch
is for starting fires
I am hospitable mother
I carry the fire
in my mouth, the way the bible teaches
I am a hospital mother
I wear a knife
to feed the people
I too am generous mother
I feed the people
in their belly
with my knife
They made me a general mother
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