That jutting belly button
Is the shattering reminder of God’s order,
That the ecosystem of your existence
Evolves out of Motherhood.
It turns the spindle that powers you to your destiny.
Motherhood waits for you in timeless space.
Your umbilical cord, the ransom that paid for your birth and life,
Came from Motherhood’s womb.
It is now ensconced in Mother Earth’s bowels,
Where it weaves and crochets your future.
Motherhood isn’t far from you…
She quietly looks back at you,
Everytime you stare blankly onto the ground
Whenever your pschoemotional tank hits empty.
Your desperate search for Motherhood,
Screams through space-less time,
Ruing the day when manhood cursed creation with visionless sight
And leadership that still can’t last five minutes per session.
‘Maihweee’ is the agony groan of formless life
Groping for the cradle
Where Womanity recreates humanity,
In the Image of God
Patrick Mizha was born at Highfield Community Clinic. He was raised in Musana and Goromonzi Patrick grew up in Hwange. His only published work is ‘I Packed My Things and Left’ co-written by Tendayi Immanuel in her published anthology called, ‘Speak’
Patrick is a multitasking creative, with interests in media, poetry, literature, political discourse analysis, corpus linguistics and Christian ministry. He studied Mass Communication at the Harare Polytechnic, before graduating with BA Honours MA and in English as well as a Post Graduate diploma in Media Studies, all from the University of Zimbabwe. He is currently an English language and literature teacher with a local university.