Traditions of Disparagement

When men see through They also want to go through Lack of self control Leads to a number of tears 'Tis rape when a father breaks the wall Of his adolescence daughter And says it is tradition 'Tis rape when a man wants to go through And he will Because he paid lobola Shall we call it rape When he tells you the A to Z of promises And never keeps one Because he wanted to go through The sweet tongue of perception Has led to the fatherless children of Africa The so called cultural activities Has led to the insecurities of young women Depriving them of their rights to voice But our cries fall on deaf ears As though we are in outer space Generation by generation we have learnt To accept these traditions Traditions of disparagement