Dike Poem by Uche Nwanze

On your sturdy shoulders the weight of the world
You break your back so our hearts won't break
You muscle and hustle that we'll get every morsel
Beneath the smile hid your pain
Behind that toughness is the sweetness
In the weeping of your whip your love for me is cocooned
For the thousand battles you had to fight
For the dozens of fires you had to put out
For the legion of demons you had to face
A thousand thank you not enough
For the hell you've been to and back
For taunts and haunts you had to endure
The toils and boils you had to bear
The veiled tears in your laughter
The masked fears in your bravery
I'll choose you over again even in seven life times