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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
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Rachelle Goromonzi
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