The Great Battle

Two armies blew their war trumpets
as their soldiers marched in rows
On a dreaded plain they brought bloodshed
they all digested their fear, if not they were dead

Bloodshed I tell you is not for the faint hearted
these soldier’s hearts halted
then beat again in a sudden burst
as one threw his spear to the front line, they dispersed

One army tripled in size the other
the former brought death
A ray of life brought the later
as they battled one another.

To those of life the battle was now lost
all precious hope now lost.

Alas! There's victory for none
For those who brought death,
death they'd won.

Now silence overcomes this human body
The soul has been pulled out of Mama’s body
This tragedy no man could mend
now Mama's life has reached the end

A moment of silence filled the room
now Mama will lie by her groom
Hhawu mntanami! cried Gogo in the room
A toddler’s cry was heard from the room

Gogo took the toddler in her arms
as tears soaked her wrinkled face
she held this orphan child's hands
as she prayed for strength, for together they have much to face

This war was now over
maybe for Mama
but has long started over
in tiny little Nana

You see...... long be for Nana was born
Mama was young with large hips
and as she walked many boy's hearts were torn
for she had rosy cheeks and luscious lips

One day Ubaba won her heart
he paid in full for her lobola
Their hearts became one heart
She became his Cinderella

He was a gentleman
now no more
He had one pretty lady
but now wanted more

He often beat on Cinderella
and often  had one too many
poor Cinderella
the pieces in her heart where one two many

Ubaba said he had a stressful job
he always put in extra hours
Now family must pay for the stress in his job
as Cinderella’s love worked unpaid hours

One Day Ubaba drove his expensive car
wearing expensive attire
He picked up a 15 year old girl in his car
this self claimed 21 year old became the flame of his desire

Ubaba loved skin to skin
and refused the right choice
his employee wasn’t keen
But her new boss gave her no choice

Now Ubaba broke his wedding vows
but Mama kept her vows
Ubaba got a horrible illness
Ubaba gave Mama a vessel of Aids

So Cinderella lost a battle not hers
Could this battle be yours?
You think this battle is your neighbors
why can't we make this battle ours!