Scarlet Woman
She is the scarlet woman
Accused and tried
Made to wear shame as a veil
To be prejudiced by the society
Somehow I wonder if soceity is wrong
She is a whore, an adultress
A witch who deserves no pity
At least that what mother said
Dad just smiled and whispers
Ladies should not speak of such thing
But I wanted to meet her
And I did
Nothing prepared me for what I saw
Her cape was as red as blood
Her veil as white as snow
And when she took off her veil
I could see neither a witch nor a whore
Her beauty was not what undid me
But her glum eyes
That spoke of years of loneliness and shame
I would have walked away, I should have
But my sudden fascination stopped me
Maybe it was that or something more
But that was the beginning of days from home
It was the start of an undying frendship
Before long I thought of her as a mother
And though I wanted to defend her
From cusses that were undeserved
I thought to scream of her innocence
I must remember my place
In the hierarchy that is the society
Maybe I was afraid of what my family would think
Or afraid our frendship would meet its end
So we kept our frendship a secret
And though years passed
Season changed, war passed and peace came
Though kings reigned and loyalties changed
Our frendship was unending
She thought me to sing and write
And to have for myself a mind
And then she died
On a day so bright she died
Quietly and alone I buried her
And then I mourned her
Mourned her life
Mourned her death
Mourned my now lonely life
Till I could cry no more
And everyday since then I have thought of her
Somedays I cry somedays I smile
Its been years since then
And though I have just a moment to live
I still think of her
And now that I have nothing to lose
I tell this story to all that can hear
Of my secret frendship with the scarlet woman
COMFORT
Copyright © Comfort Eboigbe | Year Posted 2016
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