Serenade - Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq

You’re a strong, determined woman

You always speak your mind

Race ahead of other girls

And leave them far behind

You’ve achieved success through hard work

You’ve always had a plan

But that won’t help you very much

When you need to find a man

To love you and protect you

And correct you when you’re wrong

To sweetly serenade you

That means: sing you a nice song

To sweep you off your feet

Like you’re in a fairy tale

To give your life a purpose

You need a heterosexual male

The letters buy your name suggest

And education tool

A published book on neuroscience

My darling: good for you!

You’re a very clever girl, no doubt

Your success may well inspire

But these dalliances hide the truth

Of what you secretly desire

Someone to hug you and to kiss you

To tell you you look good

To explain films and literature

Because you may have misunderstood

To undermine your politics

But your fair appearance hail

To give you affirmation

You need a heterosexual male

While I’m all for feminism

And only want what’s best for you

There’s no monopoly on suffering

And men have problems, too

You claim the patriarchal

Society is to blame

But hold on there, sweetheart

For not all men are the same

To rush, to keep you company

When you’re feeling all alone

But when you turn down his advances

Complain he’s in the friendzone

To subtely criticise

And patronise you when you fail

To define you as a person

You need a heterosexual male

To grab you and to hold you

To tempt you into bed

To strip down to his underwear

Before you given him the go ahead

With attempts at your arousal

That rarely prevail

To satisfy your needs

You need a heterosexual male