I Versify

If I were a poet

I'd say things that

other think but would not

open their mouths and express

I f I were a poet

I'd sail across the

sea on the Mayflower

shouting Black Power

If I were a poet

my words would shock

like volts of lightening

If I were a poet

I would color everything

black and white

adding a little color

to make it quite

if I were a poet

I'd cut a rug

when I write

If I were a poet

I'd always be prepared

to fight

If I were a poet

I'd say what's deep

in the back of my mind

leaving no words behind

If I were a poet

no one could touch me

I'd be too quick to tackle

If I were a poet

I'd run to torch

the way for

revolutionized free thinkers

I have been called many things

eccentric to esoteric

dangerous to crazy

verbally rebellious to destructive

given these labels

along with many more

I have yet to be

called a poet

yet I am that