Written by: Admin_SheEvo
Caged by my culture
A custom in my society
A girl to stay at home and be taught to take care of a home
While a boy child goes to school to be educated
This culture should be eliminated,
Women and girls’ dreams are shattered,
Nowhere to run, no one to run to,
I must follow a certain path to adulthood, they say.
Myself and other young girls are at risk of getting a fistula.
They are destroying my life,
I go through trauma, my father sees me as a potential wife,
Forcing me into marriage, even if I am against it.
Who will be my voice and
The voice of other girls in my community?
I have dreams and ambitions,
But they see me differently, a brainless machine
I cry for my future, but my voice falls on deaf ears.
Who will be our source of light?
Will things remain the same forever?
I have determination,
I will be a voice for many,
I will be a light,
I will achieve my dreams,
Although they are like bad spirits.
I was chased from my home,
I became a night runner,
But I am not shaken, I have a strong foundation.
What I went through is all in the past,
With reinforcement, I shall return home,
And with all I am, I shall fight for the voiceless.
Some norms shall be eliminated from my culture,
Girls will go to school and we shall not be treated as fools,
We shall abolish FGM and early marriages,
Our girls shall shine TOO,
They shall achieve their dreams.
I build a strong foundation,
A foundation to stand for generations to come.
And it shall never be shaken.
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