THE OTHER ROOM... by Asinaba George

The other room
Where a woman pretends
To be weak
So that a man 
Can believe  he is strong 
Where a woman  pretends 
To be foolish 
So that a man 
Can  say he is wise
Where a woman  stoops 
So that a man can conquer. 

The other room 
Where gods of  men 
Become  worshipers  of women 
Where leaders of thought 
Become  minions 
Of the bleeders  of blood 
Where wielders of power 
Succumb to power.

The other room 
Where the brashness  of testosterone 
Yields  to the  bra straps  of estrogen 
Where the bravado  of masculinity 
Is tamed by the wiles  of femininity 
Where the turgid 
Becomes  the flaccid 

Three rooms
In a house 
One in which  a man 
Believes he is king 
Two in which 
He realizes 
A woman  is god!
Hmmmmmm!

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*The Other Room*

In the other room
Hardened men become beggars
The queen becomes the king too
The king, just a beggarly page

In the other room
We cry for joy
Beg to be injured
For there, we enjoy pain

In the other room
We beg to suck milkless breasts
Accept every proposal
And promise any thing

In the other room
Fate of nations are decided
Destinies of men are fixed
Death warrants are signed

The other room
What a room! "