Growth calls upon to us but room is what we are not given! No room to grow out of our Pom poms, no room to grow out of our fleeting infatuations for the small boy who sits next to us in primary school.
No room to make mistakes and learn from them, no room to experience high school lucky are those who still have the privileges to go after they’ve finished their grade seven because for some:
“she can now write a letter that’s good enough”.
Dropped out of school not because we are insolent, not because we want to, not because we are failures but simply because We are the girl child.
Education is cut short, they say we do not need it
No why do we because all a girl must learn is to cook and clean only then will you find a rich husband.
Husband?
She is only but a child!!!
But look we allow her to marry a man the same age as her father if lucky for some are married off to those the same age as their grandfathers!!!
Girl children from ages as little as 8 giving birth to children?
If it’s not rape then what is?
An abomination to society!!! Those who are to protect the girl child! Those with whom trust has been bestowed they rape and manipulate the girl child!!!
Abused by those who we seek refuge!!!
Be ashamed!
~•Ephemeral embrace•~ 