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By
Ngozi Olivia Osuoha
Dear Women
Dear Women
The world is a jungle
Be a lion
That way, you win the struggle.
Dear Women
The world is a beast
Call her a banquet,
That way you cannot be the least.
Dear Women
The world is a baby
Bear her in your womb
And be the lady.
Dear Women
The world is a hater
Never hate her back
Instead be a skater.
Dear Women
The world is a wind
Breaking every hind
Please be a hen.
Dear Women
The world is a boat
Stay in it, afloat.
Dear Women
The world is a fight
Please put on your light.
Dear Women
The world is a lover
Please accept her flower.
Dear Women
The world is wicked
Making all things crooked,
Please raise your pen.
Dear Women
The world is a cave
Be not her slave.
Dear Women
The world is a hut,
Do not be hurt.
Dear Women
The world is a book
Write it and let it cook.
Dear Women
The world is a witch
Fall not into her ditch
Use wisely your stitch.
Dear Women
The world is a slanderer
And a wanderer
Be her teacher.
Dear Women
The world is a hurricane
Sinking the sugarcane
Please be sane.
Dear Women
The world is full of greed
Heed to your creed
Speed up your breed
Feed your seed
Weed your need,
Then watch your deed.
Dear Women
The world is a trap
Wear your cap
Let it not be a crap.
Dear Women
The world can stab
Right inside your cab,
Watch your tap.
Dear Women
The world is a masquerade
In beauty parade
Mind your shade.
Dear Women
The world is a stage
Earn your wage.
Dear Women
The world is a prison
Even for a Samson.
Dear Women
The World is a loot
So if your foot
Hurts in the boot
Still watch your root.
Dear Women
The world is a mountain
Be for her a fountain.
Dear Women
The world is fake
Bake your own cake.
Dear Women
The world is a desert
Be her oasis,
Be the first
To quench her thirst
And let it be a thesis.
Dear Women
The world is a horror
Splashing all kinds of terror
Be for her a mirror.
Dear Women
The world is confused
Please be composed.
Dear Women
The world is a rebel
Make golden, your label.
Dear Women
The world is zigzag
Do not brag.
Ngozi Olivia Osuoha
Ngozi Olivia Osuoha Is a Nigerian graduate of Estate Management with experience in Banking and Broadcasting. She has published over one hundred poems in over ten countries. Her two longest poems of 355 and 560 verses are available on amazon, THE TRANSFORMATION TRAIN and LETTER TO MY UNBORN respectively. She is a passionate African ink.