I had a future that I dreamt of
Like any other girl,
Never did I only want to be a wife and a mother,
But because of some church doctrine,
At 14 they gave me to a man as the 4th wife
Young I was, but that they never saw
Just because nature showed I was ready to conceive,
They termed me mature,
I became his fresh feast,
He devoured all my innocence,
Took away my pride,
Nine months, I carried the bulging belly,
Till the day to deliver my bundle of joy,
Did I know how to nurse a child?
I still needed to be nursed too,
Well, the future was yet to teach me that,
But I lost it, before I got there,
Labour pangs hit me so hard,
At least I needed some proper health care,
But they took me to the shrine,
Where the midwives gambled with my life,
Oxytocin played its role
At the same time they were rubbing my throat with salt and vinegar
Whilst pouring paraffin in my nose,
It was too much for my little soul,
I failed to take it in,
The angel of death took heed to my call,
I gave up, leaving my son,
Thank Heavens it was a son,
He will not go through what I went through,
I pray he will be the reason
This girl child abuse comes to an end,
My soul wails for change,
No girl deserves to go through this,
Together we can make a difference
For a better future.

JusticeforMemo

Childmarriagesmustfall

Hakuna mwana mai asiri mahumbwe