THE DEATH OF WAPEMA TUMU

Children coiled in the shaky hugs of parents
Neighbors made fists of nervousness
Even Nana Fapim; the chief, was in shock
A whole Wapema Tumu?
Strongest man in the village of Kasapimpim!
He had been a warrior a full moon after puberty
Just like his father
He was truly a paragon of manhood

Lions mellowed at his presence
Women twisted waists for his notice
Yet he only had eyes for Oparebea
Oh Opareabea, ever adorable Opareabea
Her breasts dropped like the sun; Yet untouched
Her buttocks jumped like horses; Yet untouched
Even as children, everyone teased them as couple

It was no surprise he wifed her
But who could have thought
Even Nana Fapim, the chief
Trusted his daughter more than his wife
On that memorable afternoon
Ohemaa Bugyei requested to be excused from the durbar
Her motherly instincts pushed her to her daughter’s home

On her way, she bumped into Agyei Saka, the chief drummer
He was half naked and panting
Shocked yet refusing to question
Ohemaa Bugyei hurried to the home of her daughter
Few walks away from the compound
Sat Opareabea in front of the hut
Soaked in tears and sweat

She directed her mother’s eyes to the Baobab tree
Hanged there was the ever mighty Wapema Tumu
Though bathed in physical strength
His heart was that of a toddler
But shouldn’t he have waited for answers?
Something indeed must kill a man
He had excused himself earlier at the durbar to check on Oparebea

Who claimed sick at dawn
Only to find Agyei Saka
Firing shots in between her legs
But the truth remains a secret between a mother
A daughter and two men
Rest in peace Wapema Tumu

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