By Emma Nabende Leonard Chipukizi

I stand on these my feet
To sound this warning to you
My good useless man,
If you think your position
In this home will allow you lead us badly
Then your dream is still premature
You better wake up from sleep.
My dear beloved African man,
I want you to know that we are equal
We are all human beings using blood,
You may be big but you can’t solve all challenges.
Will you breastfeed baby ZERO when I am gone?
My crude love, when I leave you,
You will no longer have a home but a house,
You will have no title,
So, stop your pride and accept reality.
I am warning you in good faith,
Do not take my meekness for weakness
Don’t plant evil in me
I don’t want evil doing.
Stay away from irrationality and
take up responsibility.
Don’t take me for granted
For I don’t want to breed hatred
I don’t want to beat you and lose my dignity
Because I want to live with you for eternity.
I am giving you my tender warning this early,
So that no single value circumvents from you,
So that you can be a man by reality not title
So that you learn to respect humanity.
I am warning you my wonder less man,
So that you make good use of your brain,
I hope you have heard me you idiot!
Woman, where do you get this audacity,
What type of feet do you stand on
To preach all this gospel to a tradionalist?
When did you start teaching a dog how to bark?
A cock is a cock however short its legs could be
I will not have you educate me in this home,
Men don’t bend when urinating,
My friend, I don’t carry pregnancy
Shut up that mouth and bring for me food
Elders are waiting for me to commission
The drinking pot,
Don’t delay me here you woman.