M Braimah Saaka Poet Free verse

Satan and My Leg

Satan wants my leg
    The right one
He's been trying
    for years

First when as a child
    in Gonja Hospital
Butt injection smack
    in sciatic nerve

The pain - oh my god
    flexed my knee
Dr. Lubia with a board
    straightened it

Then an excited preteen
    on class excursion
Tomato plant in Pwalugu
    leg in drain gutter

The osteo that mom treated
    with prayers & tears
Anyamu the medicine man
    with boiling herbs

Today the herniated disc
    pain - oh my god
The drop foot and more
    L4-L5 L3-L4

Satan wants my right leg
    he wont get it
Try as hard as he can
    I'll still keep it

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