Unmarried Beautiful
As a young beautiful black butterfly
Fresh and uncultivated,
Pure as gold and shiny as diamond
A dream of every man.
My mama is proud as Mt Kilimanjaro
To have a daughter beautiful as rainbow
Walks around with her neck held high like a giraffe
She can’t stop thinking of the great bride price she will receive
To proud to have the great treasure
She deserve to marry a rich man
Poor men will make her suffer and diminish her beauty
I regret marrying her father for the sake of love
Oh Lord save her from the mistakes I did
She is an angel paradise should be her home.
On my 30th still unmarried
My mama is very worried
Sadly she says it’s unbearable shame
Are men blind nowadays
The beauty of a woman is all that matters
Behavior shall change after getting married.
The prophet she went to see said I was cursed
The witch doctor said I was bewitched
I bathed with oil and water
To remove the curse on me
and to grow the glow in me
But to no avail
She cried in sorrow God why me?
My neighbors daughters are getting married
Mine is rotting inside the hut
Mama Amina’s daughter went to Britain for her wedding
Why I am not lucky ?
Is not my daughter beautiful enough to be married
Money doesn’t matter anymore,
Just have my daughter married
No man volunteers.
You should pack your things she says
Your uncle is coming to pick you up
Early in morning before the sun rises
Maybe the city won’t reject you
It is a shame that even my grave can not bear.
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