Woman-Hood
A fragile but tough
Creature,a woman,an
Embodiment of glory and
Honour wit heart deeper
Than the deepest sea;ful
Of mysteries.
The mother of all humans
A mystery herself that
Emanates power and
confidence-alas!the
Egocentric man has for
Centuries tried to strip
Her of splendour.
She in the cage of
Subjugation has patiently
Stayed,never
complaining But a
perfect planner.
See how docile that
Woman looks:appearing
With ironic smiles in
Paintings,never revealing
Her real thoughts.
Always flowing with the
Tide,never knowing what
Lies ahead-turned into a
Beast of burden from the
Pre-Roman times till date.
Used as a"pleasure doll,"
"a
monument,"........
"A parody" and the
Medium of displaying
Manhood by the male
Folks.
There is no haven for her
Nor her "unfortunate"
Unborn children,not at
Home or even the society.
This sleeping tigeress,
When awakened,fights
for Her rights more
doggedly Than men.
When she starts her
Battles,she ceases not till
Victory or defeat is sure.
Once a man called Jason
As told by Euripides the
Great Gracian dramatist,
Took the wife Media to
Colchis and there he fell
In love with another
Daughter of King Aegstus
A ridicle on Media's pride.
Media fought back and
Craftily gave her a
Wedding present.Nay a
Poisoned garment it was.
The bride wore it and fell
Dead,the King died
Trying to rescue her
doomed Daughter.
Flushed with this
Vegeance,Media slew her
Children with Jason"I
bore them,so I kill them."
Oh!woman lamented
Jason,you are the most
Wicked of all creatures
(He gune estin
kakiste,toon
Anthropoom).
Also joan of Arch stood
Ground till death.
Like there were women of
Note in mythology,so
Were great women in
Real life.
Women crisis time seem
To manage better,hence
British forces vanquished
Falkland and Goldie Meir
Of Israel did the Arabs
Humiliate.
Here in my country,
Outstanding women
Abound.
Senator Chris
Anyanwu,an erudite,a
Law-giver,a fearless
lioness who
revolutionalised the
Mentality and thinking of
The youth thru
establishment of organs
Of awareness.
A visionary leader,
Advocate for women
Equality.Defender of the
Weak,hand to the
Handless,mother to the
Motherless.
Still the people's
Mouthpiece-i salute you!
Okonji Iwuala,Vice-
president of World-bank,
Thru her experience
Transformed and
Stabilized the economy
to Buoyance.
Dora Akunyere,as
Graceful as a gazelle but
Un-wavering like Everest.
A lady of excellence-
many Lives are saved
thru your Meticulous
efforts on the Eradication
of fake drugs.
Women are the base and
Pillars of every society
And homes.
Lifeless would be the
Earth without women.
For a woman's heart can
Be broken but her spirit
Remains immortalised in
The minds of those to
Come.
Copyright © Ifeanyi Bob Ekechukwu | Year Posted 2013
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