Liberian Literary Magazine
Promoting Liberian literature, Arts and Culture
Mohammed Donzo Dolley
from the roots of pan African
movements
on to the slopes of why
ethnicity matters
to the reasoning that tribes
alone root the images
that we have of ourselves
Women Are Precious Jewels
A woman birthed each of us all
Yet some make them sex workers
but the heart of the lightness
was the juke box
that spun a weave of musical
moments
from the husky ramblings of Jim
Reeves
through the lilt of the Ramblers
Dance Band
into the hot pants of a future
that we all
somehow knew was in the feet
of Mr. Brown
the godfather of it all
Women catered to us
Women cared for us,
Women looked after us
Women nurtured us
Women taught us
They are precious
Why make one a sex slave?
We often marry them
We sometimes give birth to one
We at other times are siblings
Why would we even consider
Ill-treating or harming them?
this all transpired
and has never left the imprint
that it scored in my mind’s ear
I will end up marrying a woman
Why will I make one a sex slave?
We are inextricably tied to them
Women should be our most
Precious jewels and not some
in the tiny moment spent
in The Joy Advanced Cafeteria
Abuse object
A sex symbol
Or a furniture
04/15 /Monrovia, Liberia
Mohammed Donzo Dolley is an emerging
Liberian poet. He is a community activist,
a student leader and a passionate
person. His poetry chapbook is expected
to be released shortly.
FORTE Publishing
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