Girl Child

Look at me, what do you see,

A girl, a girl denied every opportunity,

            I can grasp to,

Education is out of the question,

            Why? Coz I’m already ripe,

Ripe enough to be married,

            That’s what they say,

Who thinks I’m ready for marriage,

            I’m not ready to be a mother!

                        Let alone a wife,

            A wife to some old baggage guy,

Who has children my age, schooling

            I’m thought of only possession,

I am nobody’s possession,

            As human as you are,

I’m human too with rights,

            Right to go school,

                        Enjoy my childhood,

And learn from my own mistakes,

            As I grow up to face,

The unpredictable world we live in,

            Girl child that’s me,

Let me grow, Learn and

            Grasp what life has to offer,

For me.