Dauda Tholley Skin Poems
- 1. African Woman
Womanhood is a pride
Tied around her waist
To package her mountain
In her little boubou;
... - 2. The Tripodal Firestones
Women! You are like our tripodal Firestones
Blackened by service; confined within
The ashen heat of your masters,
Burning with broken promises and matrimonial taboos
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