Obnoxious Powers

An obnoxious man read the rich powers now cheap,
To the broad and the odd, I confess to housekeep;
Like those aided and forced, in a way to out leap,
Like an outlaw that managed a way to the jeep.

I see red and I watch the very simple stages of us,
My decision may bite, and this answers briefness;
For that answer is sent to some men breathless,
They sort me, they ask me, they demand the braveness.

poem by Naveed Akram
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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