Tale of a Puerpera...

I was then inside you

You lived sad, your eyes dew.

I was to be the victim; I was a girl child

Going to be a dead bush, with Axe’s contrive

You wanted me to live; you dodged the killers

Today I am breathing; I am standing alive.

I lived in your arms always

But you had nowhere to live

I was smiling in your warmth always

But you were cold inside your deep

You were astir always

And me sound asleep.

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For Today, Don't Send Me To School...

Momma! See, it has started raining,

Sky is lightening, flickering,

And clouds are thundering.

Don’t get scared!

Stay calm, holding my palm.

I won’t leave you alone,

Now I am grown up,

And no more a fool,

For today, don’t send me to school.

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