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In the Navel of the Soul
English
In the Navel of the Soul
(For Okyeremaba Kobena Asimeku)
The heart has its own reason that reason knows nothing of
— Blaise Pascal
In the navel of the soul
the midwives of the spirit say
they can hear a heart-throb
The experts, of course
disagree
The urine test they ordered
said, Negative
confirming their palpation results
Our fundal height is at an
all time low
our breasts bear no
tell-tale tints upon their tits
Yet in their finger upon
our navel
the midwives of the spirit say
they feel a foetal throb
God
the things that are done
in Your name —
I mean, the things that are undone
behind
the flimsy facade of Your name
If our own eyes
had not seen in broad day