OBIAGELI.

She is a goddess of a woman.

Not the one who comes to follow the
Tradition of enduring poverty
As a sign of a worthy woman,
Nor the one who comes to break her back in the farm
Just to be labelled hardworking...
She is Obiageli.

And she's here to prove that
True womanhood isn't about the suffering called hard work,
Nor about having to feed your thirst with sweats not water.
Neither is it about making your head home for kegs
In order to be labeled as a strong African woman...
She is a goddess of a woman.

The one who turns your desert into a forest
By the spell of her wisdom.
The one who plant rivers on your dry lands
By the spell of her hope.
The one who turns a fruitless tree into a fruitful one
By the spell of her love.
The one who's charms of intellect you can't resist ...
She is Obiageli.

©Akuvi Aguedze
2018.