Awakened

domestic-violence

she kept quiet never cried foul

she was protecting her child like a black fowl

she was hooked in a nest with a rugged owl

she always stayed while he shouts and growl

she bears it as he kicked her while she crawl.

 

they

saw through

each other

as the love shine

through rain, sun and cold

but now they live in a gloomy desert with nothing left to call love.

 

she

saw pain

through his shadow

felt love

only when he forced her to bed

saw care

only through

the scars she got

she became a canvass of unhappiness

a statue of heteronomy and oppression

till it got to her vein and she couldn’t bottle it anymore

she left him, got refined and forgot everything

that happened before

she got to the root of it and made a decor.

she kept quiet never cried foul

she was protecting her child like a black fowl

she was hooked in a nest with a rugged owl

she always stayed while he shouts and growl

she bears it as he kicked her while she crawl.

 

She lived again and

she told herself she still has hopes

 

 

 

 

 

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Published by: Abdulbasit Abubakar Wordsmith

Abdulbasit Abubakar Adamu who is popularly known as AB Wordsmith is a writer, storyteller and journalist living in Kaduna, Nigeria. He is a graduate of Mass Communication from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is currently a Mentor and the Social Media Director for Poetic Wednesdays; an online literary movement aimed at improving literary activities in Nigeria. Abdulbasit is passionate about writing for positive change. His works have appeared on Rizal Journal, Guinevere Review, Praxis Magazine, Poets in Nigeria, Words Rhymes & Rhythms and other publications in anthologies worldwide. He has been a guest at the Ahmadu Bello University Festival (ABUFest) and has been listed as Yasmin Elrufai's Guest Artist for January 2019. He has also been nominated for several awards nationwide.

Categories Poetry