Not A Punching Bag Poem by Shehu Abubakar Niasse

God created Adam strong and cold
For a balance He fashioned Eve soft and warm
The world would not work with only one.

Like He created day and added night
Like He created life and added death
He added women after He created men

If the world won't burn or go stone cold
We need this duo each acting within their scope

If this call is clear, let the deal be fair:
Male or female has something unique to share
With fairness, easy everyone will fare.

As a woman is not a punching bag,
A drowning buoy give no man such a tag.

Again, a woman is not a body of mere makeovers
She has her contribution to life, not to just sleep over.

A woman is a mother, the world her child.
A child who won't survive alone in the wild.

If her hands are dirty with kitchen soot
Let her opinion be cherished in office pursuits
If her sweat sweetens and seasons all the soups
Let her voice be heard in leadership groups.
If her fierce tenderness stabilises homes,
She can build the balance for our country's thrones.