Nine Poem by Uche Nwanze

Nine



She wakes up and her body immersed in sweat. The river of blood has hitherto stopped. Painful cramps hold her body hostage. Gradually her succulent skin starts to change like the Chameleon as night swallows the day.

She eats voraciously everything on her path like the locust. She rises at dawn with malady her companion and throws up like a child.
Her slim curvy body turns rotund and bloated like a balloon.

She takes the lazy steps like a toddler. Yesterday she sprang up on her feet with lightening speed. She gets things done before the bat of an eyelid. Like a snail she crawls lazily. Days grow into weeks, she craves for food like a vampire thirsty for fresh blood.

Listen to the rhythm of her heart as they beat the Ashanti drums. The acrobatic movement of her belly changes its wavelength. The melody of her song is topsy turvy.

Like a vulcanized tire her body begins to wear a new look. Sssh! I hear a gentle innocent voice beckoning on mommy to come get it.
As the night births forth day, her face turns to a beautiful butterfly.

She cries out in pangs of pain. Her pretty waist now wriggles in excruciating pain. Her calabash of water has broken. She screams and yells, fights and pushes. Her strength in short supply. In sweet pain she curses and pushes so the walls can fall. The little man on the other end calls out to her. Bloody, sticky, reddish he comes out with eyes shut to a new world. He screams in Ecstasy as a red carpet is laid for him to step out.

Alas! Anxiety begets happiness, pain has disappeared into the island of oblivion. Tears of joy envelope our worried eyes. She holds her bundle of joy in her frail arms. The world roll out drums to announce the arrival of her newest citizen.

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: birth,joy
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This poem depicts the story of a pregnant woman Or of pregnancy from conception to parturition. Highlights all the attributes or traits exhibited and the joy that follows the pains.
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