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BARRENNESS
A woman;
turns ill-fated man.
baffled! like the battle ground. unsettled! like the waist-
beads.
sleepless! like the night moon.
for a barren woman;
nothing like night,
not even at noon,
when she visits the Dibia.
A gluttonic-womb;
that vains man's strength,
like a gall;
that spoils the meat,
it sorrows an honey-home.
No wonder a barren woman cries
to the gods that:
"I'm pounding my yam!"
I'm cooking my soup!
don't let me eat alone!
A barrier:
that barricades a career.
A curse;
that spoils a course.
A force;
that quells a quest.
No wonder a fisherman tells mermaid;
I've cast my net!
I've laid my hook!
let it catch your children!
An omen;
that brings an hoodoo.
A myth;
that chains the legend.
like a banana peel,
it brings fallibility.
No wonder the hunter tells the iron god that;
I've fed my gun!
I've sharped my arrows!
I've lit my lamp!
don't let me hunt in vain!
A desert;
that chase away the rain.
A pest;
that tax away the plant.
A fire;
that sets ablaze the field.
A drought;
that chase away the gain.
No wonder the farmer prays to the gods that;
I've made ridges!
I've planted my crops!
I've put my stake!
I've made my ban!
Let me see the gain!
And let me live to eat!

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