Dear Snob
I never walk for fitness
Coz I walk for conveyance
I don’t run to look cool
But I run to get to school
I never count my calories
I’m lucky just to have a bite
I don’t have the luxury of lifts
Stairs are all I have for any height
I fry my food and eat sugar
And it’s not often that I can
And I eat salt coz it feels mighty right
Remember, I’m lucky just to have a bite
You consider me ungodly for being polygamous
“Whats the difference?” I ask
I have five wives and my children are nineteen
You have one wife and your concubines umpteen
You think I’m crazy, I say not
You say I’m illogical, I think not
To you I’m reckless and senseless
But I know my life is not a mess
Listen to me western native
I am different but not inferior
My attempt at your language is not fine
But have you ever tried mine?
Copyright © John Pen | Year Posted 2014
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