I
There were days
When he could have been
The boy child
Of the famous hero,
Or a hero even.
But heroes,
As would only be their fashion
Fall into the arms of these odd ones.
Beauty has a way with all men- some,
For whatever a woman looks like
For him,
For whatever a woman
Keeps inside her soul.
Here is a God-fearing man,
And a woman-fearing god.
He could have been
The famous boy child of a hero.
Or a hero even.
For O.
II
Q says he is a woman-fearing god
He is, but a lesser god
He forgets always
That he will make her his own
And eventually an obedient maiden
Ask him who a good woman is
And watch him quote hurriedly the 31st Proverb
Ha! A God-fearing lesser god
She becomes a "slave", unknowingly
It is no fault of his, or hers, for society made it so
She is afraid to rise above her lesser god
She forgets a crown sits on her head
She forgets she is a goddess herself
So she must submit regardless because the Good Book says so
And she doesn’t want anyone to shout from the corner of the street; “fa no s3 w’agyimi na suro mmaa”
("assume you are fool and fear women")
By O.
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