I love the fisherman, <br />With his boat and net and patience <br />He has ransacked the seas <br />And brought home fish and crab <br />To chase the stranger in my stomach away. <br /> <br />I love the blacksmith <br />He has gone through fire <br />To mint me guns and swords and shields, <br />So that the enemies of my country <br />Shall see me and flee. <br /> <br />I love the teacher, <br />With the price of the chalk <br />He has bought me sense <br />At folly's expense. <br /> <br />I love the soldier, <br />He whips me to his whims, <br />Points my attention to his gun, <br />Flexes his broad chest <br />And says to shoot me if I don't love him. <br /> <br />And I love the poet <br />Because he has taught me <br />To love the first three for love, <br />To love a soldier for fear <br />And to love a poet for he is a poet.<br /><br />Obodokasi Agbor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/many-reasons-to-love/
