Maize in the Harmattan
She stood there staring at me,
her face wet from dewy tears
quickly dried by the scorching sun,
the heat bent her sideways with ears drooped.
She loved him/
yes, she loved the sun,
but this torture was unbearable;
all she hoped for was a drop of rain.
They say the grass is greener on the other side,
well not here, everything is parched up;
there is no sign of green,
The calabash is empty today.
She wished she could move
to a more fertile ground,
but fate rooted her to that spot;
all she ever prays for is a drop of rain.
Life is a bitch, every dog’s got its day.
Fate happens to us all,
and she’s had her share,
all she hopes is that her world would be green again,
that her leaf-like hands would dance with the wind again.
She was crippled, for she lacked green,
and
all she hoped for is a drop of rain.
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Testament is the second stand-alone anthology produced entirely by the Ta Voix team of aspiring professionals, which now stands at around 300 contributors from around the world.
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First published by Ta Voix 2020
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