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IFEGI-OKU (WEEK 36) - "One, Two, Three and Four" Part 3 of 4 |
WEEK 36: ONE, TWO, THREE and FOUR, Part 3 of 4
Who move as one towards his hut
To find the reason behind the noise
Although, as for that, the answer is clear
The wails having turned to the Song of the Dying
Ifegi-oku's mother remains by her hut
Suffering the worm eating her heart
Seeing Ifegi-oku at Wife Number Four's
Wife Number Three beckons to her child
Ifegi-oku moves towards her mother
Then suddenly remembers her father's absolute
She steps back emphatically and re-enters the hut
An action which infuriates her mother further
Sons were popping up to the right and to the left
Curse Number Four and her son number four!
With a scowl, Number Three disappears within
Wishing the song to be Song of the Dead
Obi breaks through the bramble and thicket
In hot pursuit of the errant mid-wife
Who flails blindly through the thick forest
Running for her life which is now at stake
Try as he might, Obi gains very little
In making headway towards the assailant
Ye Gods, he thinks, perhaps she is winged!
She flies as if buoyed by The Gods themselves!
Obi sucks down air and redoubles his pace
Cursing himself for being so blind
Lower your guard and strangers invade
The joy of a son was that intoxicating
A son, perhaps, whom he has already lost?
The thought renewed, he howls with pain
As the woman races towards the forest's center
She'd be lost for sure for there the trees are denser
Obi cuts a right near an embankment
Runs on grounds higher than her head
Almost atop her, he hurls himself off
Landing on the woman, they crash to the side
The woman rises shakily, fighting confusion
Then pushes Obi back rather then surrender
He lands her a blow, breaking her nose
Which delivers her unconscious to the engulfing dark
(to be continued)
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