Major Poet

He wanted to be a major poet,
but he couldn’t ‘cause he was brown.
He wanted to be a major poet,

but he couldn’t ‘cause he was black.
He wanted to be a major poet,
but he couldn’t ‘cause he was gay.

She wanted to be a major poet,
but she couldn’t ‘cause she was she.
She wanted to be a major poet,

but she couldn’t ‘cause she was lesbian.
He wanted to be a major poet,
and, indeed, he could be, ‘cause he was white.