Her abdomen is big, heavy and a
burden.
It restricts her movement and
freedom.
She needs much rest for the
baby’s safety.
She anxiously wants to be
delivered of her baby.
Her husband pays little or no attention to her
state of condition.
He expects her to still perform
some tedious house duties.
When she does these things or
not, her husband is not satisfied.
He prefers his second wife who
still looks attractive.
Her agony increased when her
children turned against her.
But when the husband refused
their mother food, her pain increases.
They were crying, saying their
step-mother forced them to do so.
Saying their mother is too weak
to come to their rescue.
When their mother goes to labour,
she vowed to brutalise them.
All these are enough to take the
pregnant woman to an early grave.
The could make her have a
miscarriage.
The are psychologically; tortures
that could make her run on the street.
The second wife is happy seeing
the first in pain and agony.
Forgetting that she too is a
woman who will be betrayed by her own self.
And her sorrow will come from
within, when her husband takes a third wife.
And her secrets will be laid
bare.
By
Bijimi Daniel Meindous
