NO YOUNGER

I wasn't getting any younger;
So without thinking, I married anyone life offered;
Unknown man approached and satisfied my hunger,
In two months, I was in the marital order;
I wasn't getting any younger.

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I wasn't getting any younger;
But neither was I mature in thoughts that bothered;
My husband turned to a boxer before sundown;
Beatings on my body became the new order;
I wasn't getting any younger.

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I wasn't getting any younger;
Therefore, I endured further;
I thought of leaving him by October,
But I quickly swept these thoughts under,
Because, I wasn't getting any younger.

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I wasn't getting any younger;
Day and night, these were the words I muttered;
Maybe he still loves me, I pondered,
At least he gave me money which was important;
You know I wasn't getting any younger.

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I wasn't getting any younger;
So I let him beat me more times than others;
With every passing day, my body became sorer,
Until I couldn't breathe or shutter;
It is evident that I wasn't getting any younger.

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I wasn't getting any younger;
And now I am laid six feets under,
with flowers I didn't get before my run-down;
At least I made my fellow mates feel worn-out,
But now, I am never getting older.

(- by Andrew Ugbechie)