Edwin Olu Bestman Poet Free verse

Home

'Home'

This place she calls home
They preach about women's rights
Yet, they're fed with rape twice a day
While sexual harassment has found a 
place to dwell

This place she calls home
Activists placards read 'Say No To Rape'
Sadly, at every corner of the streets
A girl child has been beaten, tortured 
and rape

This place she calls home
Love is not a religion 
Instead of protecting her rights
They're desiringly protecting their salary

Mama has fallen to the floor
Little kebbeh has been touched wrongly 
Yet, the government sleeps on the case
Cause Hon. X has climbed the stairs

This place she calls home
Rape has now become a culture
Officials subscribe to evil politics
Allowing young minds to become victims 
of the society 

This place she calls home
At the high table of decisions-making 
Her rights are loosely compromised 
She now bears witness of sexual violence

She craves for quality education 
Good home, happy family and children 
Yet, they serve her with their 
Devouring her dreams and aspiration

Listen society! 
The broken walls of her heart is covered
with pains and frustration 
She needs justice; justice for peace
I think the magical poet has written

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Diane Perna January 21, 2022 at 2:49 PM Excellent message! Thank you for writing this. I appreciate you. Edwin Olu Bestman March 7, 2023 at 10:41 PM Thank you, Diane! I am glad you read this.