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Not A Punching Bag

by Shehu Abubakar Niasse

God created Adam strong and cold For a balance He fashioned Eve soft and warm The world would not work with only one. Like He created day and added night Like He created life and added death He added women after He created men If the world won't burn or go stone cold We need this duo each acting within their scope If this call is clear, let the deal be fair: Male or female has something unique to share With fairness, easy everyone will fare. As a woman is not a punching bag, A drowning buoy give no man such a tag. Again, a woman is not a body of mere makeovers She has her contribution to life, not to just sleep over. A woman is a mother, the world her child. A child who won't survive alone in the wild. If her hands are dirty with kitchen soot Let her opinion be cherished in office pursuits If her sweat sweetens and seasons all the soups Let her voice be heard in leadership groups. If her fierce tenderness stabilises homes, She can build the balance for our country's thrones.
Shehu Abubakar Niasse is the pen name of Shehu Abubakar Mann, also known as Abubakar Shehu, a poet from Ilorin, Nigeria. First published at PoemHunter.