'Simple and Complex' by Ahmad Abdullah

It further explains that she needs to be careful for she may not fit into both societies.

Simple and Complex by Ahmad Abdullah

My dreams are too important not to matter

I am a simple man

I’ll do whatever I can, whenever I can.

You are a complex woman

You do all you can when you can

You say your dreams are too important too

You are unrepentant

To see that my dreams matter too

I have simple dreams

You have complex dreams

I want to call you my wife

But you think I’m a knife

That will cut your dreams short

Because I follow the African ways

That you feel have become obsolete

You can only oppress me

With your empowered voice

You can only compel me

To be left with no choice

To rejoice

For this part of your dream

Remains a part of my dream too

To see the African woman rise

Beyond the stereotype that shackles her

The laws of nature were not written by men

They were written by God.

Ahmad Abdullah, AKA Ahmad Holderness is a medic and a writer who is about to be published. He is the director of Home Of Book foundations that seek to help Nigerian youths to read and write better. His writings can be viewed at and you can follow him on instagram at @home_of _books_foundation

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