My Blood

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They celebrate “big dick energy”

They applaud all the attributes of masculinity

Yet here I am confined in my femininity

Unable to openly speak and verbalise every aspect of what makes me me in all my originality

Ndiri denga racho…ndati

I am thus unable to achieve mortal serendipity

Ndini dziva rehupenyu mungandidii?

Because they love my ass, my thighs, big breasts which they have summed up as my entirety

Ndati Ndiri denga racho…ndati

But my blood they tell me to hide because it’s an aspect they’d rather not let be

Ndini dziva rehupenyu mungandidii?

My blood which is the genesis of life and the end of it all they cannot comprehend in all its enormity

I will thus mould the praise of my blood with my thick brown lips, paper and pen, tapping a bit into its vast entirety

Ndati Ndiri ndiri denga racho… ndati ndini dziva rehupenyu mungandidii?

And let the crimson stains of my monthly encounter remind me that I am so obviously and wonderfully divine.

Valerie Tendai Chatindo

Valerie Tendai Chatindo

Valerie Tendai Chatindo is a biochemistry graduate from the University of Zimbabwe. She is also an entrepreneur and freelancer, writing for Enthuse Afrika's publications #enthuse, Hallelujah Magazine & Bhizimusi.com. Her articles “Big Brother Is Always Watching” and “Marriage-ability” have been featured in The Kalahari Review. Currently, she resides in Harare, Zimbabwe. In her spare time, she films a social documentary, SouthPark Harare, which addresses social issues in Southlea Park. You can find her on Twitter @tendy_vchatndo and read her blog tendyv.wordpress.com

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