Who's In Control



Who's in control, I ask?
The man, they say, the master of the house
My husband is my king
A lion, feared by all
When he roars, the whole city quake

But I made his weakness my strength
Cos I know how to scheme my way
With crocodile tears, a remote control
I hold the power in my hands,
Pushing buttons at my will
Making him bow to my desires.

He dare not discern my maneuvers
But I make him wash my feet,
With the very last drop of his sweat
And with his tongue
 He licks the shit in my anus clean

My husband,  strong and powerful
But my toy, my slave
 He toils day and night,
Working tooth and nail,
To provide for me, his queen

So who's in control, I wonder?
The woman, they say, the weaker sex,
Yet so subtle and powerful
My wife, the mistress of the house,
I must bow to her whims
So she doesn't starve me of food

She holds the power to punish at bedtime
She can order me to make the bed
kneel down, hands up and close my eyes
And I'll obey, willingly submit
Cos her love is my sustenance.

So who's in control, you may then ask?
In this quest for power and love,
The man, you may think is in control
But indeed, it is the woman

About this poem

Marriage is not a tussle for power and control, so couples must find a balance in love ❤ Neither the man nor the woman reign supreme, only God is in control!

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Written on January 10, 2024

Submitted by Benny11 on January 10, 2024

Modified by Benny11 on February 08, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXXX XXCXXD DXXXE FXXXE XXFBXX XXXXX AXCX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,138
Words 250
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4

Benson Chukwueke

Owerri, Nigeria since 1971. This is how I process and express my innermost cogitations; sitting back with pen and paper, painting words and polishing them until they become flowered verses. I guess for these actions, I could be called a poet or what do think? more…

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