DEAR WOMAN

Dear woman
Your freedom is not cheap
…but domination is way too costly a river to swim in

II
Dear Woman
Although freedom is boxed in your hard work
Wrapped by sweats and hopelessness and tears and fears
Resilience covers a mileage of success
…and hands over the keys of your life
…to you

III
But domination?
It comes like an umbrella on a rainy day
Shielding you until you’re home
…and leaves your head to find its own cover
Sometimes, it goes out there looking for more heads
…to bring to your promised home
Buying you a lifetime of competition
…forcing you into submission
…with threats and humiliation
For a lifetime

IV
So the hardworking woman will struggle in youth
…to jubilate in old-age
But you’ll be at the mercy of your lord and saviour
…whose mood swings will decide your miserable fate
…for a lifetime
If care is not taken and he falls
Calls for sharing might leave you more broken than your previous helpless self
…maybe with hungry mouths and needy bodies to care for
Then, strength might have abandoned your bones
Will might have fled your might
Agility might be too high a fruit for your plucking
But if you’re lucky
A good financial bed might provide an accommodating pillow
Which will bear the brunt of the nightmares
…years past have left on your psyche

V.
So sit to think
Work to win
Suffer to gain
Before old-age envelope you
For better a struggling youth
…than a helpless old woman
And your freedom is too priceless
…to sell to the shackles of domination
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © November 13, 2026.