It was their moment
The moment they waited patiently for
A long, long patient wait
For Virgin Vera and Virgin Victor
Their joy knew no measure
As friends and family showered gifts of flowery praise
For the two were loving examples of how to marry chaste
Of how to wait until taken
Until broken by the one who must
So her hymen was broken by the one who must
… on the first night
On a honeymoon for the two greens
…acting too green
A virginity confirmed by bloody stains
…on a sheet of white
The union took off to a blissful start
Becoming the envy of many a searching heart
One year on, a child was born
To make the union a threesome
Three years on, another was born
To make them a quartet
At the age when the first child turned four
His health turned poor
Also Virgin Vera and Virgin Victor
Several tests revealed various ailments
…at varied stages
All perplexing and defiant
From malaria to diarrhoea
From anemia to pneumonia
Also tuberculosis
Various treatments in variable doses
Failed to bury bacterial germs
It took an escalated diagnosis to unearth a hidden virus
…a Human Immunodeficiency Virus
When the news was broken
Two hearts were broken
Two hearts of humble virgin beginnings
How daring could a virus be?
Where did a virus pass to rudely intervene
…in a virgin enclave?
Virgin Vera and Virgin Victor subjected to a clinical test
Only to be placed in the positive box of the virus
First it was a state of denial and fear
“How could we believe in this viral smear? ”
Disbelief turned to shock
Grief soon replaced shock
But the grief was so brief
For Virgin Vera had a confession to brief
Not a brief confession to end in a second’s split
It was a confession to name a culprit
It happened in her university days
When constraints of funds were part of her student ways
Daily constraints she confronted in diverse ways
But which still grew wings to stare her in the face
In the face of her avowed resolve
To have the tag of a graduate
…tagged around her
She trudged through nonetheless
One conversation with a hall mate
…and a following after that fellow to enter a strange gate
Was all it took to straighten up her dire straits
It was a weekend party
…a coitus party
…a coitus party of another kind
It was done from their behind
With their front turned away for a hind posture
…in the butt
To make a fast buck
It was for members only
Tucked away from the prying eyes of the passing public
They went week after week
They went till the semesters were complete
Till she graduated as an upper class donor
As a Highly Infected Virgin
…without knowing it.
