When your wife’s a poet
You really know it.
You need to watch what you do
Or she might embarrass you.
You must be careful
About what you say
Otherwise you might just pay
In a troubling kind of way.
She might write it down
And publish your words
All over the town.
She might use blackmail
And you know what
That could entail.
A poetess can be mean
And sometimes make quite a scene.
She might slip some sweet notes
With “cutesie,” little quotes
Into your lunch bag treats
That your boss helps you eat.
Then you’ll have cause to worry
So you will need to hurry
To eat the goodies first,
Thus prevent being cursed.
So I’m just warning you:
Be careful what you do.
Limit your words
To very few.
Always behave
Around your wife
If you really plan
To enjoy your life
And not look like a fool
But instead appear cool.
When your wife’s a poet
You really know it.
