Poems from Ada Chukwudozie
In the silence of the night
is when my demons delight.
They revel in my idleness
and bask in my helplessness.
Their voices are quiet...
We are women of colour
living in a world of terror
We sometimes feel inferior
Useful only for our exterior
We are handicapped because...
A restless soul wandered a lonely path
with her raggedy doll and a brain fart
she walked aimless and talked wordlessly
she was fervently...
Being human, you are completely at odds
with nurture and with nature.
Mother says do this.
Nature says do that.
Damned if you do, damned if...
Daddy’s little girl
Loves her daddy so
Daddy’s little girl
She’s happy when daddy is home
Daddy goes away
Sometimes near, sometimes far...