THE UNCLIMBABLE TREE

She climbed a tree with no caution

The tree was the home of bees

All she had to do to exasperate them was sit

Her bruised and lifeless body was seen beneath

 

She climbed a tree with no caution

Its branches were not strong for her weight

She sat, it snapped. Her broken bones were discovered

Covered by her flesh under the bough by woodcutters

 

She climbed a tree with no caution

Its roots were not on solid grounds

She sat comfortably until the winds awoke from their slumber

And pushed the tree with her down

 

She climbed a tree with no caution

There were harmful thorns in its bosom

The allure of the flowers erased her consciousness

Her embrace caused her to fall sodden in her own blood

 

I do not preach for you to be chary but watch the tree you climb

Many slipshod climbers end up as foods

Or blend with their trees to serve as foods

For unknown future livers

Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014

 

This poem is dedicated to a girl who died yesterday, the 30th of July 2014 during childbirth. She died together with her new born. The man who impregnated her left after realising she was pregnant. This behaviour by most men the world over needs to seize. It is barbarism to the highest degree. May her soul rest in perfect peace.