Maclawrence Famuyiwa Poet Free verse

Perhaps

Perhaps, I were your wife,
Would you have made me a paper tiger,
one that looks fierce but cannot bite?

Perhaps, I were your husband,
Would you have used feminism to emasculate me,
turning me into a yo-yo at your whim?

Perhaps, I were your friend,
Would you have made me a clown,
one who makes you laugh but lives in sorrow?

Perhaps, I were your servant,
Would you have made me a sea squirt,
eating his own brain just to serve you?

Perhaps, I were your parent,
Would you have made me a burden,
one who bends his back to feed your pride?

Perhaps, I were your child,
Would you have made me subservient to your greed,
one who loses his future to your ego?

Perhaps, I weren’t yet born,
Would you have been proud to weave me in your DNA,
one you breathe life into to erase your doubts?

Perhaps, this were only a poem,
Would you have thought of it a classic,
one that would stand the firm test of time?

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