Man of titles, lord of lands,
His reputation known throughout the sands…
The tiger eating his young,
Destroying every feminine song his father had sung,
Demoralizing, degrading, denying,
Leaving Nwoye's hopes dying,
For never shall the sun to the moon succumb,
As he yells to his wives, "Are you all deaf and dumb?"
Though later he must offer earnings of his life,
For breaking the peace by pounding his youngest wife.
Like Abraham and Isaac, Okonkwo sacrifices his own son,
Guilt gnawing at him for the deed he has done.
His masculine gun is full of power,
Its accidental killing turning the opinion of all toward him sour.
Alas, Okonkwo's feminine side had in fact been called to summon,
For "An inadvertent killing is done by a woman."