To Be Or Not To Be
In Sonnet III, Shakespeare writes as a young man looking in a mirror and wondering if he should impregnate a young woman for his posterity sake.
It begins:
Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest
Now is the time that face should form another.
In my poem, I write as Shakespeare might in 2023. I chose a free verse.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
see that handsome face in the mirror
you’re a wolf - long hair and beard
whom only a mother could love
mother may I stay single
or should I try to cookie cut another
just like me, a good looking guy
i know
my lady wants me for a husband, but why
should this guy not spread himself around
she’s wide open,
but do I want a kid -
one with long hair and a beard;
perhaps with rings and a tattoo…
my mother’s begging me to settle down,
give her grandkids…
she recalls the day I was born
the sunshine of her life
i do admit I have a certain kind of radiance
now I ask who am I
to be or not to be
the guy who adds a spouse and multiplies
1/13/2022
Shakespeare in 2023
Sponsor: Anoucheka Gangabissoon
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