I begged for your love Aminata!
I loved you whole heartedly
I gave you everything I owned
Even though I didn’t own much.
I bathed you with kindness Aminata!
And fed you with love and affection
I loved your heart and healed you soul
And held your hands when the wind blew.
I carried your calabash Aminata!
And lifted the heavy baskets of yams and cocoyams
And carried them to your far away hut
Even in the burning sun!
I became your doctor Aminata!
Caring for you in your time of sickness
Carried you on my back looking for curing herbs
I cooked for you and treated you like a princess.
I sang for you Aminata!
Songs that came from my heart
And not just a façade
Songs that made you move your hips from side to side
And tell me you would become my bride.
I waited for you Aminata!
And respected you enough not to touch you
I looked at you curvy body every day.
Waiting patiently for our wedding day.
You broke my heart Aminata!
And stole away my happiness
You want to marry the silly Prince
And become Her Royal Highness!
You forgot me Aminata!
All I did for you
All I did for you!
How I cared for you
I loved you from head to toe
Now you are tied up there at my mercy...
Saying you still love me, it’s all gibberish!
You think they’ll find you here, you wish!
I might kill you, piece of rubbish
But the truth is…
I still love you... with all the broken pieces
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