by FIDA

BlogAugust 6, 20190 comments

We Are PINK

Every morning,

before the cock announces

its victory over the thick night,

my ear drums dance to the beats

from my pounding heart,

waking me to face my own night;

My night falls when your day breaks.

My night is read-eyed terrorist,

an arrogant drunk,

a hardened criminal…

So while your day seduces you

with fairy tales and beautiful

promises,

my night rips in two

the innocence of my mind,

ruining every hope for a

better tomorrow.

My night is the lie society sold to

women,

that aren’t suitable

for a smooth affair

with positive impacts,

but capable to handle the herculean

task of the home front,

the kitchen and the ‘other room’

entitlements.

And let’s not forget the very

unflattering position

of baby-making machines.

And of course we bought the lie,

because we confided in the society;

We learned we are the foundation ‘home makers’.

So in a bid to appease

and to please their selfish whims,

we trained our waists to twerk to their

rhythm.

Unknown to us,

that with every beat

of their custom drum,

we tweaked away the future

of our children.

But they were wrong…

Very wrong!

We are more than a weak mind can

conceive…

More than matrimonial maids; to

cook and clean,

more than baby-making machines.

We more than square pegs in

round holes.

We are goddesses;

with great destinies.

Our hands are blessed with

the creativity of the Most High.

Our minds, burning embers that ignite

growth.

Our hearts floe stain-cleansing and

thirst-quenching streams of passion.

We ink love on every page,

drink poison in return,

yet we do not shrink nor blink…

We allow the pain to sink

like a stone into the sea our souls,

because we are more than the spell

of a wink.

We are Wonder Women speaking life

to the dry bones of humanity.

We are PINK:

P – Powerful

I – Intelligent

N – Noble

K – Kind

And what we think we become

© Eduoe Ndifreke.