Circus Toy Poem by Tinofara Jisah

I am not larger than life
And I'm not trying to
Say I am
I am not saying you are petite
You are stronger than you know
But let me break it down
In this eccentric manner

I am an elephant
Jumbo strong.
You are the circus master.
A meter long
On a rope I'm leashed to you
I know I look stupid
But that's okay with me
I think I am

I can easily run you over
And free myself forever
For logic's sake
I'm an elephant
I can break trees and
Play catch with boulders
But here I am
Ridiculously unable to break free from you

Meticulously I don't want to run over you
My freedom is not worth a broken you
GO AHEAD! !
CRACK YOUR WHIP! !
CRACK IT HARD! (So that they may believe it)
And I will dance to your tune

But remember your whip cannot make me dance
My heart does