I am a Girl Child
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR GIRL CHILD
(Qubate Club in association with Nigal of KCT)
I am a Sin, I am a filthy fate as a fetus,
In her womb, I become her worry !
Because, I am a girl child!
None cares to invest on me
I get not sold for I have no dowry!
I portray a crap who steels money!
Because, I am a girl child!
My assets become broomsticks
Banished I am from those books !
Because, I am a girl child !
Not all my wounds are visible
Harnessed and harmed I am
Harassed at an age when I never knew what is to be Harassed!
Because, I am a girl child!
Filling my tummy sounds futile !
Validation becomes a must !
He commands, I obey!
Because, I am a girl child!
I am denied the oxygen of my soul!
Working round the clock tags me a Whore!
Because, I am a girl Child!
You label me!
Touching my body means touching my soul to you !
Stealing my virginity means stealing my attention to you!
Because, I am a girl Child !
Having a Child as a Child, my timid body becomes no excuse!
My blowtorch being blown out, has no concern!
“She’s my wife !”, becomes a defense!
Because, I am a girl Child!
I am an egg, meant to crack and
Never been joint again !
Because, I am a girl Child !
I stand tall,
I speak up for my rights!
I learn, I earn!
I am not a burden !
I succeed to enhance the half of us held behind !
Because, I am a girl Child !
She touched souls by spreading Love!
She wasn’t looking for a Knight, but for a Sword!
For her success was about making a difference in people’s lives rather than making money!
She shone as a jubilant star in the darkness, and became one among them!
Because, She was a girl child !
Girl, afraid not to be the 1 in 3 in this developing nation,to turn a bride at fifteen!
Girl, afraid not to add on to the 117 million to be denied access to the world!
Girl, afraid not to add on to the 65 million for whom school is still a dream!
Girl, afraid not to be 1 in 5 who is succumbed to sexual abuse!
We are no burden!
We dig deep to let freedom ignite our souls!
We dance to the beat of our own drums!
Our courage becomes our protection!
Our blowtorches brightens the World!
For we are the source of energy and wisdom!
For we are queens with crowns at heart!
For we are girls!
