His Wife and Mother I Would Be
-His Wife and Mother I would Be-
I would love being a sheep like a mother
Whose thrust is for the betterment
Of her husband and her children
Than being an arrogant goat of a wife
Who’d keep scolding and nagging at her spouse
I would rather be that humble and patient lady
In my husband house where he yells out and murmurs
Than being a tough and thug wife and mother
Who’s in every neighbor’s black book and bombshell.
I would rather be a virgin holding up with my stands
But if not corroborated and acceptable at home
Would sacrifice it all
For the sake of my love and my brood.
For there is nothing worth having and giving out for
Than a devoted husband, a family and a good home
I’d love being one of those wives who trade no word
With their men and who take them as to their hearts.
Would pierce not, greed not and humble all through my life
And would await that heavenly reward in the eternal life.
A.O
19/02/2014
Copyright © Abdulhafeez Oyewole | Year Posted 2014
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