Yin Yang IV



And I am my brother’s brother
If I so choose.
I will wear men’s garments
And men’s shoes.
Wherefore  free will
If it fails to grant
The right to call
Round, square; straight, slant?
I am a rhinoceros
If I say so
There’s only one
Who’d dare say no.
It ‘s that vociferous Ionesco.
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Submitted by Belleta on January 18, 2021

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Characters 278
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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