Bitter
Bitter
...... for the chibok girls
She's always loved the girl in the mirror
She had the perfect kanuri tone
Although she didn't have the impeccable looks of a damsel
She was a girl
She knew Alhaji Musa
Mother said he would pay lots of gold for her ra'aki
Although he wasn't her Prince charming
But he was better than this filthy men
She's always had a thing for school
She loved the men in white coat
Perhaps the wig would fit her too
But all she can do is fantasize
She's always made father smile
And she had the key to mother's jaw
People said she was sanguine
But it's been long she talked to anyone
She left home a girl
But her breasts have fed two infants
Now she's heavy again
She just prays it's not a girl
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