Foetus
A lone female warthog
Laden with fetus
Strayed the quiet suburb
In search of food.
Later its offspring were rearing
Their fragile heads from a
Shallow tunnel where it had
Sought refuge when nature caught with it,
There it would wait for several suns,
Till its babies were strong enough,
It would lead them back to the jungle.
That same afternoon,
A young woman in the western
Populous suburb
Strangled her new born baby to death,
Stashed it in a sewer tunnel;
The men of law apprehended her,
Led her to the jungle
On charges of infanticide.
Copyright © Fungayi Elias Ndhlovu | Year Posted 2018
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