BAD HUSBAND IN THE MAKING
I'll not be a good husband because... I do my laundry by myself there's perpetual order on my shelf I fold my clothes... pant, shirt, singlet there's no pinching odour...
…OF AN EXPECTANT MOTHER
[caption id="attachment_5045" align="aligncenter" width="359"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Lamentations Of An Expectant Mother][/caption]Child, why have you forsaken me? Why have I not seen a glimpse of you? Why have you not paid me...
THEN WILL MY PEN CEASE
[caption id="attachment_4966" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Then Will My Pen Cease][/caption]With my feather and inkwell I'll express my state of mind On my scrolls I'll pen my bitterness towards mankind Until...
THE SCAR
[caption id="attachment_4851" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Scar][/caption]These scars I earned On the night your father Pounced on me in drunken stupor Because my food pleased not his tongue Many a...
FOR YOUR BEATING PLEASURE
[caption id="attachment_4854" align="aligncenter" width="364"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [For Your Beating Pleasure][/caption]Someone take me back to that broom-jumping hall Because when I run-off, I know I won’t be caught You jewel a knuckle...
I HAVE A CHOICE
[caption id="attachment_4836" align="aligncenter" width="361"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Have A Choice][/caption]Look me in the face, a little closely I hope you notice the fading scars Yes my wounds are healing gradually I...
BEGGAR WITHOUT CHOICE
[caption id="attachment_4740" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Beggar Without Choice][/caption]You; Sweet as the rose, Fair as the lily, Slender like the sugar cane stalk, Voice like the robin's, Crowned like the palm…...
WOMAN, MAN… (a poem in parts)
[caption id="attachment_4599" align="aligncenter" width="366"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Woman, Man...][/caption]I. WOMAN Inherent in every woman is the desire To nurture and behold the fruit of her womb The kicks within her belly give...