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Pave way for your younger brothers, this is the price i have to pay
as 13 year old, first born girl I have no say in my education welfare 
my dad by now has already received my bride price  
I wonder why we are poor, with a price tag over my womanhood 
It a shame mama pima, the local brewer enjoyed my fortune to the last penny 

menarche is finally here, I must hide it, 
 for the 45 year old man would come to collect his due, remember am already paid for
there is no chance that two women can live in the same hut, often my dad will remark
I can hide, but they know where to find me
at the local rescue center, it's already over stretched 
At my tenth birthday i wasn't lucky to escape i had to face the knife

Mutilation at least, its not worse than clipping my wings of success 
with no education am stuck in the last century 
Am taught to be submissive,my sole role to my husband, "the man of the house."
as a woman i see no freedom the shackle are still on my wrist and ankle 
is this the free society?

The world is a cycle, efficient in recycling old vices 
domestic violence and gender inequality are here to stay 
am now a grow woman, and still i conform with the community
the community that downcast the liberal, women of class 
my kids  are about to be introduced to the "culture"

Divorced am now a single mother, 3 kids and on my early 20s 
trying to change a static society landed me to my new status 
"I want to  lead the world", my 8 year old daughter says. 
I want to believe that some day she will be given an opportunity 
but i will be no more, coz the culture would have killed me

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