*willy-Nilly? Never. Poem by Tony Cemaluk Egbuonu

*willy-Nilly? Never.

Human being.
Male. Female.
Body. Soul.
Iron. Lead.
Tensile. Malleable.
Zacchaeus. Goliath.
Pauper. Affluent.

Man is never ruled by force. Never.

Attempt it.
And face revolt —
from subtle to snowball.
Ample to avalanche.
Billy to bold.
Cowardly to courageous.
Trivial to tremendous.
Gypsy to giant.

Confine it and contend:
congestive contraction,
then catastrophic cascading revolt.

Among approaches:
Willy-nilly? Never.

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