My Precious Babies Poem by Niki Nicholas Nkuna

Niki Nicholas Nkuna

Niki Nicholas Nkuna

BURGERSFORT (Leeufallei farm or Ga- Makwakwasi)

My Precious Babies



I conceive my babies in tranquillity,
Unconventionally,
I give birth within a day or a few days after conception,
Usually I do not need a mid-wife,
Lest my child look ordinary,
They say God threw away the formula each time a baby is born,
That's the way I want my babies to be,
Unique, unlike other,
Immaculately polished like diamond,

My kids are born like Jesus Christ,
They have no earthly father,
I anoint them,
Thanks to the privilege to reshape and even change their gender,
I clone them,

Thanks for the privilege to even determine their growth,
How far they can grow,
I determine their pigmentation as well,
Thanks to the fact that I can standby,
Look at one at a time, and remodel it to my preferred taste,
I can choose when to leave it alone and be satisfied about its structure,
I can also be adamant and keep on remoulding its shape until I'm satisfied,

When the time come to let it go,
I do so, albeit not sissy-like,
I pick each baby at a time,
Out of the comfort of the nest,
Fly high with it,
Let it loose in mid-air,
Just like an eagle does with its baby eaglets in training,
I rejoice when I see it fly on its own,
I look at it in the beginning,
Then I deliberately let it go out of sight,

I conceive my babies, one after another,
Not in equal intervals,
Thus I have babies of all shapes,
Some are nurtured a bit more than others,
Not all of them are fourteen years long,
There are those who are fourteen years long,
And those who are over fourteen years longer,

I love them all,
I love them equal,
I have no favourites,
They are special to me,

When they succeed at school,
They get recognition, accolades ad awards,
Thanks to God,
That I also get to be known,
I get recognition, accolades and awards,
I look at the awards,
And I once again, deliberately close the cabinet,
Lock it and hide the ‘copy right' key away,

I conceive my babies in tranquillity,
Unpredictably, and in unequal intervals,
I may conceive more than twelf times a year, or less,
Some years are prolific,
Some years are barren,

I give birth to my babies everywhere,
I don't have a fixed abode,
I guess its normal,
One get labour pains when it is time,
Not where one is,

I take charge of my babies' whereabouts,
I make sure I know where they are frolicking,
Adoption is not permitted,
They can be borrowed, bought,
Or hired out to private companies and educational institutions,
However they cannot be used willy-nilly,

My babies are always reminded where they come from,
Who their parent is,
I'm proud of my babies,
I remodelled them for longevity,

My babies should be able to stand on their own within a month,
Not expected to toddle for a month,
Not expected to lean on anybody or anything,
Not expected to sing ‘stand by me,
Stand by me, '

My babies need to be able to run the race,
The moment they are introduced to the world,
They need to introduce themselves to the world at large,
Albeit not with great effort,
‘Cause they are expected to appeal to the world,
From the word go,
Their outlook should induce employers to head hunt them,
I expect them to be highly paid,
‘Cause it took me great effort to mould them,
They are polished diamonds,
They shine all the time,
Day and Night,

I give birth to my babies in tranquillity,
Not when I want to,
But when the itch is unbearable,
This can happen at work,
It can happen when I'm driving,
It can occur when I'm at home,
Cleaning the house or just relaxing,
It can happen when I'm at home, working in the garden,
It can happen when I'm at the dinner table, eating,
It can happen when I'm reading a book, a magazine or a newspaper,

I give birth to my babies in tranquillity,
When the time comes, its arrival is not announced,
It does not knock, it just enters,
And I just have to welcome it,
However, if I do not welcome it,
It simply turns back and disappears,
I regret that I lost a lot of them,
‘Cause I've been slow in my response,
Which they mistook for lack of interest or rejection,

I have been correcting my mistake,
By continuing to give birth without looking back,
Or cry over lost opportunity,
The eggs to be fertilised for the forthcoming babies are aplenty,
I cannot say or determine the number of babies to be born,
It depends on their unannounced arrival,
And how quickly I open the door for them to enter
My hospitality!

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BURGERSFORT (Leeufallei farm or Ga- Makwakwasi)
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