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"we Will Become Men Tonight" By Chidi Anthony Opara by PIPROM(m): 3:36pm On Sep 04, 2011 |
At dusk We walk in slow steps From the square To the sacred grove. We walk in single file, Our lips sealed with fronds. We walk with our loins Concealed in loincloths, Our bodies painted white, Our scalps hairless, We will become men tonight. The priest sits waiting, Our fathers wait, Ancestors await our arrival. We walk Into the embrace of the gods And learn secrets of our land. We become men And dance to the beat Of the sacred drum. At dawn We depart the sacred grove And walk Into the bosom of maidens, Our betrothed. http://homelandmelodies..com/2011/09/we-will-become-men-tonight.html |
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