If I Had A Girl
Tanka, 4 Parts
Published in
1 min readApr 9, 2017
If I had a girl
I would make it my aim to
Shower her with love--
Teach her how to maneuver
Through society's mazes
She would complement
The golden sun when she wakes,
Give it some more shine
While she memorizes Hughes
Filling her brain with pure art
Five uncles would jump
At the opportunity
To defend her life--
We'd watch her blossom into
Our own Maya Angelou
If I had a girl
I'd bask in beauty unknown
Chasing falling skies,
Catching every bit of smiles
She throws in my direction
Written for Ernio Hernandez and the call for Poems4 Positivity.
