SEGILOLA:The Witch Of The South

The old witch of the Yoruba land
Haggered,fearful though without a wand
With darkening teeth and stone-hard hair
And wrinkled face not at all fair
Embittered by loss decades ago
Eluding her entire life is joyful glow
The death of her daughter at childbirth
Led to her own emotional death
The whole village did mock her for her loss
Some even said that she was the cause
That she sacrificed her only child
To get powers beyond wild
Broken,betrayed,cursed and dejected
With tears in her heart the village she fled
To a far away and peaceful city
She was enveloped by self-pity
She could still hear her beautiful girl
Singing in the moonlight,though now a dirge
Convinced nature did play no part
In the loss that now hilights her life
She swore to avenge with a fight
And thus,summon her supernatural might
........................
To end the life of every pregnant woman

Author's Note

This is the first part of a series of poems about a powerful witch and her life chronicle. Please let me know if it's any good before I go any further to post the continuation. Thanks for reading and please review.

Reviews

[Vivek K. Tiwari]

Horrific , beautifully described the unbeauti of the character , learning alot . Thanks for sharing this master piece

[Master K-tops]

Wow! I feel so humbled by these reviews. I don't even think the poem is any good,but to see that some people like it is sooo great! Thank you very much for reviewing,Vivek.

[Vivek K. Tiwari]

your welcme ... it's truth .

[TL Boehm]

wow. this is impressive - and frightening at the same time. Well penned.

[Leslie Philibert]

This is very, very good. You have got it exactly right, you use the magic and tradition of Africa as a theme, and write about what you know, feel and understand...excellent !

[Master K-tops]

Thank you,sir.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Wow, she is some kind of upset! I am very much interested in reading the continuation. Great job on the creative write!

[Sami Khalil]

Wonderful as the poet himself...Thank you for penning...:)

[Master K-tops]

Thank you,sir.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome , sir...:)

[SquinklaPsyOps]

So if the witch end the lives of pregnant woman, she would have powers by slaving the spirits of pregnanr women before they reach earth.