13 Curses on Mother Africa: Poetically

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My Brother,
You boasted your virility like a bull:
On Monday, you married Amina in Mombasa,
On Friday, you married Wambui in Nairobi,
On Monday, you married Apese in Kakamega,
On Wednesday, you married Aloo in Kisumu.

The son of the warrior-polygamist,
You thought you were on top of the world
And even nursed a dream
Of staging an internet marriage
To that Viking blonde.
Now you are sick and destitute,
And the world looks at you in owe,
The world asks:
How can a man be so foolish
To think
He can conquer
All the women in the world?
In bad taste, you, our warrior,
Remained true to your core,
And now you boast in your defiance
Even in your tragic defeat:
A bull dies while chewing grass.
But you are dying;
Your folly is killing you.

My brother,
The killer disease is here,
And it is not chira;
It isn’t a curse.

My sisters, run,
Run with your lives,
For your sweet-talking warrior
From Lake Lolwe
Carries a killer-germ in his pants.
Didn’t you hear him say that
"A bull dies chewing grass?"
Who is the Bull?
And who is the Grass?
Think, My Sister.

Thirteen Curses on Mother Africa

Readers of Sunset on Polygamy (ISBN: 1-4241-6684-5),


Joseph R Alila's long-awaited poetry collection, THIRTEEN CURSES ON MOTHER AFRICA, ISBN: 978-14303-1592-6, I promised to deliver to you a month back, is finally available online. The collection is published by Lulu (www.lulu.com).

As you read the poems you will come up with other curses on Africa that touch on your life, and should have been the subject of my poetry, but aren't. That is normal, because the poet is just but an empty horn, or trumpet, or drum, through whom messages are blown or drummed by the Master Player. He or she cannot be an instrument in a Natural or Cultural vacuum. Culture and Nature represent the Master Player.
Read on, children of Mother Ebony.
Have a good reading.

Joseph Alila
(Author)

Thirteen Curses on Mother Africa

Fans and Friends,
I hope you will have a chance, this week, to obtain a copy of Joseph R Alila's anthology of poems "Thirteen Curses on Mother Africa" (ISBN: 978-14303-1592-6), published by Lulu (www.lulu.com).
Notable poems include: "Beautiful Ebony, Mother of Mankind"; "Longsuffering Aloo Nyar Nam: A salute," and many more exciting poems on hopes and tragedies of War, Disease, and Poverty in Africa.
Check it out.

Regards,

Joseph R Alila

(Author: Sunset on Polygamy (ISBN: 1-4241-6684-5, or 13 ISBN: 978-1-4241-6684-8) available worldwide online at
www.barnesandnoble.com; www.publishameric.com; www.amazon.com; www.booksamillion.com; www.campusi.com

On Polygamy and AIDS

Can Polygamy remain alive in the face of diseases epidemics, particularly AIDS?
That is the burning issue among societies that have for centuries embraced the practice of polygamy.
The author of "Sunset on Polygamy" raises this fundamental question through the eyes of one who has lost family and friends to the disease, and he who was himself a child in a polygamous home.
The problem is controlling human behavior in an increasing restless (morally) world in which being faithful to one's spouse may be as wishfull as carrying water in a wicker basket.
The woman you love, or the man you love as a your husband, kills you in a single, shared moment.
When a man wedded his now 'old' wife twenty years ago, he didn't have to take a joint STD test (the AIDS test) which is now mandatory for brides/bridegrooms.
That is how AIDS hasfundamentally altered our human behaviour; trust has been thrown out of the window, even among highly religious folks.
Now, factor in a second or third wife and odds for one's death in the bedroom has increased hundred-fold.
To the existence of AIDS, factor in other cultural practices relating to marriage, disease and death, then what results is a highly tragic and lethal quagmire

Alila

On Polygamy and AIDS

Can Polygamy remain alive in the face of diseases epidemics, particularly AIDS?
That is the burning issue among societies that have for centuries embraced the practice of polygamy.
The author of "Sunset on Polygamy" raises this fundamental question through the eyes of one who has lost family and friends to the disease, and he who was himself a child in a polygamous home.
The problem is controlling human behavior in an increasing restless (morally) world in which being faithful to one's spouse may be as wishfull as carrying water in a wicker basket.
The woman you love, or the man you love as a your husband, kills you in a single, shared moment.
When a man wedded his now 'old' wife twenty years ago, he didn't have to take a joint STD test (the AIDS test) which is now mandatory for brides/bridegrooms.
That is how AIDS hasfundamentally altered our human behaviour; trust has been thrown out of the window, even among highly religious folks.
Now, factor in a second or third wife and odds for one's death in the bedroom has increased hundred-fold.
To the existence of AIDS, factor in other cultural practices relating to marriage, disease and death, then what results is a highly tragic and lethal quagmire

Alila

Welcome

Friends,
I hope you have bought a copy of Sunset on Polygamy (Available worldwide through web-outlets). I have seen a copy being bid at $132 in Japan. I don't know what they are looking for in the book, the book goes for $20-$30 in most online stores. If you are a smart shopper, go to CAMPUSi then google "Alila" or "Sunset on Polygamy" to compare prices. As the Japanese case illustrates, it is more expesive to buy a used book online. The author also misses the royalty when you buy a second-hand book.
JR Alila

Welcome

Friends,
The official release date for "Sunset on Polygamy" is only weeks away. Please e-mail me at Ajaramogi@aol.com if you intend to take advantage of the discount offered to the first 50 of my friends my publisher PublishAmerica LLC has offered.

Josph Alila (Author)