Stop Gender Based Violence
What's wrong in giving birth to a girl?
Love and nurture her she can be a pearl
I can't be quiet towards your disdain for her
Even those boys you seem to prefer
For whose benefits you violated her right
To their sister you encouraged them to express spite
What's your bone of contention with the female gender
Such that you also had no respect for their mother?
Everyday with her was always the big same drama
You'd beat her and beat her to coma
You and Baale are birds of same feather
You built a communal stratum that makes our females tether
They're the most victims of sacrifices to your gods
It's our tradition that's where the Baale always nods
I joined the force that warred to see such practices decline
Sadly increasing money ritualists keep it incline
You're indifferent that your daughter was raped
If you didn't ignore my sensor she would've escaped
Not long ago, you almost gifted her out into a cat and dog life
When you offered her out as a trophy wife
Luckily the old man declined knowing she's raped
Cos the perpetrator had the scene videotaped
Your daughter's days in the college were terrible tales
But I kept on following her trails
On the day she ran away from home
Like a bat out of hell she ran into a rosebush
I'm happy I was quick to meet her in the bush
Where she had hung herself to death
Before I brought her down by myself to restore her breath
Then I organized for her a safe refuge
The trauma she suffered was overwhelmingly deluge
But I stood by her as both mentor and counsellor
My testimony is that she's become some brands ambassador
For being an athlete with medals for excellence
She travels the world to speak against gender based violence
Copyright © Adefope Seun | Year Posted 2022
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