Last Among Equals
They mutilate my body
...my gender's not a man
They marry me away in my teens
....my gender's not a man
They will not teach me to read
....my gender's not a man
They say I'm inferior
....my gender's not a man
They deny my God-given gifts
....my gender's not a man
They deny my inheritance
....my gender's not a man
They never deny my place in life
....my gender raises man
Note Only 1% of the world's women own land;70% of the billion + living in poverty
are women;67% of the world's illeratres are women
Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2008
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