The True Shakespearean Sonnet

He was married to a black woman.
He loved her very much, in soul
But was not physically attracted to her.
They had a son. Their son died.
Shakespeare wrote in succession
His fatherly advice to his deceased son.
He was conflicted on not having a sire
And his advice to his son was to wed
So he could produce offspring
And thereby continue his family’s legacy.

He didn’t express his love to his son
Except in his sonnets, where a careful ear
Would see the true sense in what they meant.
Almost humorously, he predicted
His work would be misinterpreted
Even defied; and the shocking thing
Was his family was a mixed race family.

This is the true Shakespeare.
He was not gay.
He was a father mourning a son
And in love with a black woman.