He should divorce
Divorce her
Divorce her
Was the new anthem everywhere
But nobody has asked
Nobody has called
Nobody has cared
Cared enough to ask
Ask Nnaemeka
The Son of the Councillor
What Nneka Did
The first day I kept quiet
The other day I was irritated
Irritated by the story
Angered by the whispers
Then, I heard it again
But this time at the village square
from Wilson the talebearer
Wilson the gossip gang leader
Not only saying but demanding
Not only asking but insisting
Nnaemeka should divorce her
Nnaemeka should divorce Nneka
Then I asked again
What did she do
Yet I got a cold response
He should divorce her
Not once not twice not even thrice did I hear this
He should divorce her became a resounding anthem
In the neighbourhood the village squares and churches
Yet Nneka remained silent
Yet Nneka is going and coming back
From the same house as Nnaemeka
With the rumours and demands of divorce
Filtering into every home that cared to hear
She has refused the talebearers decide her case
She has refused to die many times before the real time
She has refused to listen to naysayers
Living her life and glowing with style
Because she knew
That her time is precious
Too precious to be shared with idle and lazy minds
Who are not and can never decide her fate
Nneka won in silence
Beating down the naysayers in their game of wits
Saying Nnemeka should divorce her
And happily lived thereafter with Nnaemeka
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