I Wanted to Be a Man

Marth 11th, 2021

I wanted to be a man and no longer wanted to wait,

I did so patiently for many moons some time ago,

So many songs told me "You know life is short" and well, ‘Ne'er is Ne'er’,

Despite a better plan for me, my instincts I wanted to sate,

I wanted her a part of me to show I wouldn’t let go,

To spite our convictions, she told me “Fair is Fair”,

I wanted to serve well as a man in the eyes of my mate,

Her promise I received that she knew what we would undergo,

Despite the prongs, I decided “Dare to dare”,

I wanted to be a man and didn’t want to wait,

So I paid the price when she smote her heart on undertow,

All the songs seemed to sing of her to say “Wear is Wear”,

I wanted to be her man, but when her vices grew, I should’ve said “no”,

To spite the bond we cherished and shared, she laid me low,

She spat in my face, ruptured my heart, and told me “Fair is Fair”,

I wondered if I was a man and “Why bother repair?”,

Nothing could ever have prepared me for that lethal blow,

Despite the wrongs being glaring, I was asked “Where is fair?”,

At the sight of my tragedy, a few caring tongues told me “There, there.”