Marks of An African Woman
Upriver - a place where she goes to fetch water and firewood
Hair is neatly decorated with a collection of cowries and coins
Stretch marks that cover the entirety of
her growing belly
Beautiful eyes - eyes that possess a power to kill a man at passion's spot
Beautiful beaded accessories surrounding her charming waist
African who was born with Africa lying comfortably in her womb
Some societies term her 'black and dark as in every picture'
But she wears her culture joyfully every day and night
And aside from her captivating look, skin is purely gold
Downriver - a place where she sits, entertains, and explains stories
Her cultural heritage is a key - a key to understanding her roots
She welcomes a stranger with a cola nut and a bottle of palm wine
She is an African
Not because she was birthed on the
fertile soil of Africa
But because Africa spent nine unbroken solid months in her womb
Grace - a Liberian queen
Adanna - a Nigerian model
Nadia - a Ghanaian royal and
Samuella - a Sierra Leonean seer
They Are Africans.
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