Swamp Cajun Curse


Down in Louisiana,
down in da bayou deep
Where sweaty bodies hear da swamp sounds
in da hot, steamy heat
Local people know Mamadou Sekkou
Medicine woman 
born on da banks of da bayou
	300 lbs
of dark, dark skin
	charcoal black
Big bosomed woman
with black and silver wavy waterfalls
	flowing down her back
Mamadou Sekkou
sez she got a potion for you
Make your weak man strong,
		make him love you all night long
Make him be yours from a man-child
			  til he be old in da bones
Make him be yours all his lifelong
Just don’t do Mamadou Sekkou wrong,
or a curse is gon rise from da swamp
Do da big Cajun woman right,
and a blessing gets added to your life
Mamadou Sekkou sez she a woman of God,
had da healing potion oracles passed down ...
	straight from da root of da African bush
			that don’t burn
Mamadou Sekkou 
sez she curse dem dat don’t never learn
Dem dat keep to da bad ways,
dem dat wear da gator gaze
Curse dem to da swamp dey go,
let da glowing eyes drag dey souls down below
Mamadou Sekkou
	give dem da swamp Cajun curse ...
but she always try to turn dem right first
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Williams Avatar
July 17, 2017 at 6:23 AM
My oh my! do not cross Mamadou Sekku, not a woman who can be messed with for sure. Freddie I really got caught up with this mysterious poem and loved it, I could have listened to Mamadou's escapades for hours. If you've got the stories I've got the time. lol....Maria
Kiser Avatar
July 15, 2017 at 1:31 PM
A great piece; had to favorite it.
Marcum Wong Avatar
July 14, 2017 at 9:41 PM
I absolutely love this Freddie! You took me mentally there... to the swamp, to the Cajun atmosphere and I could visualize Mamadou Sekkou from your colorful imagery. This should be honored with POTD! Bravo! : )
Smith Avatar
July 14, 2017 at 1:19 PM
"til he be old in the bones" fabulous write Freddie, I think I know that woman. Spent too much time south of Lafayette. But that's another story...
Cozart Avatar
July 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM
I love this. Especially, 'gator gaze'.
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