The Broken Nut Poem by Sammy Aswani Luyove

The Broken Nut



My heart wails in vain
Tears stain my pale cheeks
When I remember the pain
I incurred as my very own daddy
Smashed his walking stick on my raw nut
And squ-e-e-zed, and soaked
Himself with the juice of my purity.

My nut is bro-ken with brutality
And the shell I greedily guarded
Is cracked like a pot, for eternity
By the one I trusted possessively
And now left me for the worst!
I'm now empty for my would be suitor:
But an unconcealed crack
Of my broken virginity.

I have descended the lane of dignity
In the hands of my trusted one
While in the eyes of the community!
Yet they want me silent and tongue tight
And mute like a water pot.
No. I'll yell aloud and stand with myself
For all damsels eating with me
This slice of fear.

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: rape
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A daughter laments her father's defilement. It appears a part of her has died.
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Sammy Aswani Luyove

Sammy Aswani Luyove

HAMISI, VIHIGA, KENYA
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