You lured your prey
To your bed of pretence
The truth in you died
As her innocence you defiled
Deny it
If you will!
Just once
Only Once!
A big slice of the national cake
Washed down with a gallon of champagne
Strong enough to encourage a rape,
Performed repeatedly
On a virgin land
That clung to your feet in trust.
Deny it
If you will!
Just once
Only once!
How many once
Can impregnate a woman?
How many shots
May kill the heart of a nation?
Just once,
Only one!
Taken from ‘Streams’ by Bose Ayeni-Tsevende (Kraft Books).
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