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She is the daughter
Of the richest person
In the island, her parents
Have other children
Apart from her, males
And females. But out of
Them all, they are
Paying close attention to
Her because she was
Given birth to when
They were still struggling
When the future was
A mirage to them
When everything was wishful
Thinking to them. Then
They did not know
Marriage was another world
Entirely, before they get
Married to each other
For they thought when
Someone falls in love
And the love keeps
Burning in their hearts,
Then things would level up
Unknown to them that
Loving someone with all
Of one’s heart is
A phase that needs
To be balanced with
Financial muscles. All they
Thought of before has
Been love would level
Things up, would make
Things straight, thus, when
They were being counseled
By a more experienced
Person that they should
Ensure that they have
Something that would be
Their regular source of
Income before getting married
They considered the person
Their enemy, an anti-progress,
To them the mouth
Of the person was
Stinking, they said among
Themselves as they ignored
The counsel and went
Ahead with their wedding
In the course of
Continuing to live together
As couple, then they
Discovered from their experience
How inestimable the value
Of the counsel of the
Person was. When she
Got pregnant and finds
It hard to attend
Antenatal clinics, they resort
To using “faiths” as
They have been taught
By their religious leaders
That “the just shall live
By their faiths” in the world
When the woman was
To give birth to
Her things got complicated
Because the faith house
That she went to
She has been laboring
For about 4 days
With no progress. When
They saw this, they
Decided to go to
Hospital but since they
Have not been registered
At any of the
Clinics before, they had
To register them afresh
And lots of money
Were demanded from them
To pay the amount
Requested, she had to
Part with her costly jewel
To save her life
And her baby’s from
Untimely death that was
Hovering over them. To
Achieve this, that was
When she had to
Tell her hubby to
Go and sell the
Costly jewel at any
Amount people could afford
To buy it. Life
Is precious time is
Medical Doctor
Not on their side
The fetus is in
Distress likewise the woman
The husband sold the
Costly pearl at a
Ridiculously low price to
Remedy the situation. That
Pearl was the last
Pearl she had left
As others have been
Sold to feed themselves
When they had nothing
And their parents had
Told them that they
Cannot keep on coming
To them for assistance
Because they also have
Other things to attend
To, they are now
Married and they should
Know that they are
Not living under them
Again, if they were
Living with them, they
Would have incorporated them
Into their spending, when
You become a family
Man, you learn to
Be responsible, it is
A phase of responsibility
Not a dependent phase,
Thus, the holy writ says,
Both will leave their
Parents and become one
Flesh for so they
Are the day they get married.
It is then they
Know that while in
Love, one should also
Listen to the voice
Of wisdom. The jewel
Was sold to raise
The hospital charges so
That medical personnel would
Go ahead with discharging
Their duties on her
To save her life and
The life of the fetus
In her uterus. The
Obstetrician tried his best
As he saved the
Lives of the mother
And the baby. After
The parturition, they were
Expecting changes, because
Some do say that
When a new baby
Is born in a family
Things used to get
Changed for the family
Because the baby’s angels
Guiding and providing angels
Would be directing goodness
Favor and blessing to
The new family such
That they could become
Rich even from there
But this could not
Happen, everyone was managing
Himself in the island,
Thus, the expected positive
Change according to the
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Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on May 20, 2020:
CHATRA RAM and Suchismita Pradhan thanks a bunch for reading through and words of encouragement
Suchismita Pradhan from India on May 20, 2020:
Beautiful lines.Keep writing.
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on May 20, 2020:
Good work bro...
