When You're Eighteen Poem by Letter From My Mother's Womb

When you're eighteen

You might be feeling confused,
Confused on how to go about,
Since this situation may be contained,
I'll tell you this.

Do this, when you're eighteen.
Look for your father,
At the moment, he's somewhere in Rwanda
Of which he visited before Uganda...

Visit him, if you want
Aunt Mary has all his country numbers,
She's his childhood friend,
She knows his whereabouts.

My dear, do not rush
You'll know him,
He has another wife,
Wife in America.

They met on their tour to Sydney,
Sydney area, in Australia
Business suggested by their boss, Mrs Sanely
Her second wife's name is Amelia.

I know, you have questions...
Why did he leave?
Why did he marry another woman?
Worry not, they both have no kids, yet.

If you feel the need to go,
Wait, at least till you're eighteen
You still have to pass age sixteen,
An you'd have read this from thirteen.

Oh, you father's name is David
His last name is Eisten,
Truth vivid,
My dear, listen...

To the letter,
I hadn't mentioned a lot,
But, you can take any action henceforth
Only, when you're eighteen.

Keitumetse Mokhahlane
@2019