Jealous
Husband

Will someone tell my husband
He has a poet for a wife?
He says my mind is sick
He shouts "get a life!"
Poetry is my enjoyment
It lets my mind be free
Tied to the kitchen sink
I never want to be
He says I write of others
It’s just his jealous streak
He no longer has a dear wife
Who once was mild and meek
- Hope

Spousal Ego

First certain friends that I had
Made my husband get quite mad
Now my poems gain attention
Responses I get I no longer mention
I can cope with his bad attitude
More poems I’ll write and let him brood
He has to share my time with others
Now some feel like my
sisters and brothers
Insecurities and ego
he will have to cope
He now realises he has a new "Hope"
His online sweeties can stroke his ego
A stubborn Taurean is now his woe
His chest swells from online affection
The kisses and hugs
he gives no rejection
What's good for the goose
is good for the gander
So with my online friends
I will still wander
- Hope