An Eastern Lioness Poem by Raimi Babatunde

I am an initiate
Initiate of the doctrine
Doctrine of Divinity
Older than the world itself

As the birds retired to their nests
Preparing for a brand new day
So also i retired
That i may appreciate His fingers
So HE will show me his hands

As nature gradually called
With musings from the crickets
Dolly Parton played at the background
As i said my incantations
Handing over to the Lords of the nights

Surely it was a trance
I heard the voice saying
"And in all the land were no women found"
"So fair as the daughters of Job"

Sweatily i woke up
Unable to connect the dots
I pondered over yesterday
Hoping memories will not fail me

Suddenly i connected
The vision became clearer
I had met a Damsel
Surely a descendant of job
A fair lady from the East

Even in the midst of plenty
She is conspicuously conspicuous
Sassy yet classy
Elegant and intelligent

If you still don't know who
Listen to Flavour's "Ada Ada"
Ada is a Lioness
Meek in spirit and deeds

On the path of self determination
A right of every freeman
Her clan suffered from a war
A war that should never have been
But yet they survived

Not only did they survive
Like the travails of Job
They persevered and believed
Today, they are the most industrious
Found everywhere on planet earth

When i told her "Kedu"
She smiled in response
Thinking i was just an "Ofe Nmanu"
What she did not know
I am an Igboman born Westerner

When you see this Lady
Tell her she just inspired a poem
In "Musings By Babatunde Raimi"
A collection soon to be released
And "Yes", she deserves some accolades"