Laura Hamilton is an Edinburgh based writer. You can find her work at www.lauraannhamilton.com or on Twitter.
Wifey for Lifey
You’ll be a good wifey
One day,
He says,
As I hand him his tea.
A wifey, dad?
That was clearly
The point
of my private education
and the pursuit of my career
so as I could be
A wifey.
It is too late for wifeying
Now I am afraid
I am in the habit of creation
And like drinking too much
And coffee, I’m no giving up
This bad habit.
I will not be
No wifey
No Mrs
No trophy
Not for no one.
I will engage in a marriage of minds, mind you.
Of equality.
For my earthly companion
Shall desire more
Than a wifey.
I will not shed my name like a snake
And take yours
Casting off the shackles of maidenhood.
Nah.
They won’t say aye
That’s whatshisname’s wifey
I shall be known as
Fuck, that’s Laura.