Mmeso Inspires: A Type of Wife

In the middle of the night,

And in the wee hours of morning,

Some times during the day,

Her loud voice reverberates the neighbourhood,

Causing young men to shudder,

And couples to avoid eye contact,

And reflect on their marital journey,

Because we won’t cease to wonder,

What sort of wife Nkoli portrays.

Jideofor her husband is a masculine version of his wife,

And everyday they entertain the inquisitive neighbours with their tantrums,

But we won’t cease to wonder,

That In spite of their daily scuffle,

Nkoli reproduce every year,

Bringing into the world,

A mini “Jideofor”,

Whether a male or a female child,

The resemblance is so glaring,

That even a blind can attest to it.

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Today, the soup is too thick,

Tomorrow the same soup is watery,

Accompanied by Jideofor manhandling his wife,

And his wife glaring reprisal,

She would cook with meat and fed her kids,

Without her husband’s knowledge,

Or do the laundry without including his,

Jideofor would drag her out of his house today,

And tomorrow he is accompanying her to the village clinic for prenatal medications,

And people have always learnt to mind their business or,

Incur her wrath.

Nkoli will always cast suspicious look at young innocent beautiful women,

Especially those richly endowed with curvy looks,

Cursing under her breath,

And not responding to their greetings,

We never knew what was behind her strange actions,

Until one early morning before dawn,

She began to call out names of some of these ladies,

To leave her husband alone for her,

She threatened to deal ruthlessly with them if she ever sighted any of them with him,

We all knew that our beautiful ladies will have nothing to do with her wretched husband,

Because, why would Jideofor feel like a king parading himself around the village like a peacock?

Nkoli had purchased a gift for her husband to celebrate his love for him,

And snatched it from him the next day after a squabble,

Jideofor had threatened to marry another wife,

Nkoli had dare him to do so,

Some days later, the couple was seen in the neighbourhood locked in tight embrace,

With their little kids frolicking around them,

In the middle of the night,

Jideofor was heard showering praises on his dear wife,

We all knew what the praises connote,

Jideofor had mastered his wife, he knew how to get her,

But, just as Nkoli warned,

We have all learnt to mind our business.

Few months later,

Our guess was right.

You know,

Her bulging belly was an evidence,

Baby (nine) is on the way.