Rituals of the Maiden by HC

Child, clasp your thighs

Straighten your head while coming from the stream,

The next door neighbor calls you wife, 

Smile at him

Ifeanjiri, weave your hair

A woman’s beauty lies in it

Use your waist bead

But don’t let men hear it

Flash your teeth at them

But don’t extend your hands

Rouge your cheeks

Though your skin is as embers

Teach your hands to learn the art of salt

Therein lies the heart of men

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My daughter, it is time you become Ifewamiri

Idileke has birthed two men

Of her husband’s loin

Let me back yours

While my back still rocks.

HC

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