Smiles, in the face of insults,
Trusting, in the face of obvious lies,
Takes promises at face value,
Happy to give,
Hesitant to take,
The believer of good,
The loved.
Segi, the meek,
Àdàbà.
But like a bride’s veil,
The flecks in her eyes lift,
She is the cheated,
The one taken for granted,
The one thought to be dense,
Is as bright as light,
The one with the smile of an angel,
Has words that hurt like the horseman’s whip,
The dove has teeth.
