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Nangamso Ndikandika (13 January 1987 / Cala (old transkei))
Poems by Nangamso Ndikandika : 10 / 11
the body of a woman
The body of a woman
This is a beautiful sculpture perfected by God
Within it there many engines
And many rivers
Rivers which flow of blood so beautifully and painfully
Rivers which flow with milk to feed a child
The body of a woman
Comes in shapes and sizes
It’s carried by a short or tall skeleton
No matter what size skeleton you carry
Delivery is not compromised
No matter what size you are to be proud
For you are women
Nangamso Ndikandika
Submitted: Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Edited: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Poems by Nangamso Ndikandika : 10 / 11
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Beautiful piece, Sister! One's body is a gift from Above, what ever the 'outlook', give thanx and have pride- cheerS!
thanks for defining women in the right word that no one would have ever defined them. it is a lovely poem
rivers of blood and rivers of milk...only a woman is capable of holding either...u r so down to earth that what u so far wrote has a unique earthy quality to them.
Nice...Women really are the most beautiful beings in existence, you bring that out brilliantly in this poem