Oluseyi Ogunbanwo
@oluseyiogunbanwo018093
7 months ago

*If I have a Superpower*


Wow, can't believe my new acquisition!
Hope it stays with me till my transition
Bet, I'd go into a justified act of gratification
Hope my adversaries enjoy this unusual promotion

On my list is the cop who arrested my brother for drunk driving
I shall make him drink vodka while driving
Woe unto the tailor for treating me like a goat
Shall make him bleat, smell, whimper while I gloat

Damn you master of the books!
Whose cane made me look like a crook
Will subject you to learning by force
Like a man riding an unwilling horse

Drat the shopkeeper down the street!
His groceries, expensive in spite of his fleet
Thou shall fulfill my desires lying at my feet
Can't wait to eat the bacon and lick the sweets

It's time to teach the randy Jackson a lesson
His frequent calls on my sister I regard as treason
May turn him into a monkey or a bear and drag him to the zoo
Or to a bull at the Spanish arena where he's taunted and booed

It's pay time for our landlord the twin brother of Shylock
His rent increases annually even when the year brings bad luck
Now it's time to swap positions and demand his flesh in pounds!
Pay a decade's rent in advance and dance in leaps and bounds

Good! Have a surprise for the troublesome Uncle Ted
Always pulls my ears in punishment saying I'm a dunce like my friend Fred
Forcing me to learn the local dialect without my consent
Shall change his ears to that of an elephant as a birthday present

My beggar has thousands of horses to ride
For there are enough wishes in my stride
And to the adversary who sees me as a child
I have the superpower and a heart that is mild


Oluseyi Ogunbanwo