Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IF I MIGHT BE AN OX, by ANONYMOUS


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IF I MIGHT BE AN OX, by                    
Last Line: But I would have my love
Subject(s): Animals;love;oxen


If I might be an ox,
An ox, a beautiful ox,
Beautiful but stobborn;
The merchant would buy me,
Would buy and slaughter me,
Would spread my skin,
Would bring me to the market.
The coarse woman would bargain for me;
The beautiful girl would buy me.
She would crush perfumes for me;
I would spend the night rolled up around her;
I would spend the afternoon rolled up around her.
Her husband would say: "It is a dead skin!"
But I would have my love!




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