You cannot go without noticing her
in a room full of strangers 
she always stands out
poised and dignified 
she wears beauty of the nine lights
her body soft like fine silk
her heart is that of a child
loving and warm
she speaks for the voiceless
and acts for the weak and vulnerable
when you meet her you will notice 
she wears a scarf of three colors
black, red, green
the colors of her nation 
nothing more captivating this duchess
the Malawian duchess 
when you meet her say your hellos
I'll answer you back 
for I am her
a young Malawian duchess
the first and last of my kind