The Widow

Awesome 
Inalende in ibadan 
Obalende in Lagos
Fire chased one 
King chased the other 
No one chooses the sorrow 
That befell them
A widow never chooses to be one
God knows the reasons 
For widowhood

Widowhood is as old as prostitution
It is not new
A widow should be honorable
Not a pleasure widow 
Satisfying the lust of every one
Committed to none

A widow over sixty 
Is a widow indeed
Real widows 
Under sixty years of age 
Should not be counted 
In the number
They should be encouraged 
To remarry

When hunger comes you eat 
When thirsty you drink 
When sexual urge comes 
What does the widow do?
Vulnerability comes in 
Except by the special Grace of God

Four categories make the widow; 
1. Death of a spouse (real widow)
2. Death of a marriage (divorce)
3. Marriage in coma which may reconcile or die (separated ) 
4. Death of a relationship (single parent). 

I call the four category Awesome. The Awesome God set the solitary in family. 

Abike, 2017