AN ODE TO THE WOMAN

AN ODE TO THE WOMAN

A Poem by Dryford Chimutu
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A poem about loss and how to deal with it. In the poem the speaker addresses an unnamed woman - recounting life events to her in an effort to keep her heartbroken mind away from the devastating loss.

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Just when she popped out of the blind 
Into the aisle of the neo-edifice society’s 
Condominium; 
At the mo unmistakably beheld as placid, 
      yet a flaccid pelt upon tap  
[In my insensate sight of her sparkle and finery];
Did I behold her as the woman:
Fine-looking, temperate and compassionate. 

Hitherto, just when I thought hers would stay for ever
[possibly into post-nonagenarian];
Merely for her - ‘musing her specifically
      and also all and sundry at large;
Did I pitifully hear her say it was lastly over
And, thus I screwed up
For which I wished and reproved my shortfalls
On hers, just when the era was apt
 
‘Twins’ she once assured me; persisting. 
[But,… alright
I know you are just too strong a woman
To buckle under this weight
For you see, too:
She now walks in the moonlight serenity 
Deep into the eternal glory and peace]

© 2024 Dryford Chimutu


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Added on August 7, 2023
Last Updated on January 21, 2024