...by Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"She's dressed, yet naked,
"cozy as a spider sheltered in its web."
Feeling safe to stand attired,
not modest enough to sit covered.
Standing tall, telling tales on heels,
how can Grandma invite her to
Sit on a rafia mat? So aloft she remains,
a stranger in her own land.
Chin up high, her pride's her fortress.
Surely, only a bad bird blindly
Forget its way back to its nest.
"Kowa ya bar gida, gida ya bar shi"*
(c)2014 Tijjani M. M.
All Rights Reserved
*Hausa adage - He who forgets his home, would equally be forgotten by that home.
not modest enough to sit covered.
Standing tall, telling tales on heels,
how can Grandma invite her to
Sit on a rafia mat? So aloft she remains,
a stranger in her own land.
Chin up high, her pride's her fortress.
Surely, only a bad bird blindly
Forget its way back to its nest.
"Kowa ya bar gida, gida ya bar shi"*
(c)2014 Tijjani M. M.
All Rights Reserved
*Hausa adage - He who forgets his home, would equally be forgotten by that home.
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