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EDUCATE A GIRL CHILD
A Poem by Oluchi Esther (In commemoration of International Day of Education)
She is tenderly modeled, perfectly modeled, wet and glistening like a pearl in an oyster
She is a magic of the creator created within a mother's womb.
God's gift to the world - The Girl child
The magic is gone the day she is born
The lives of innocent girls have been shattered
Mighty dreams have been thwarted
Oh girl child
How unlucky you are
All bad winds blow on you
Look, the eagles make you their prey
You are a slave to every man
My sister is a commodity of trade
Only reaching to the third grade
Oh girl child
You are forced into marriage
Even if you are can month old
Men can't spare you for defilement
You are denied education
Now your heads and think oh our people
For by her
Our fathers say a daughter is good because we marry her off and get a crate of beer
Our mothers say a daughter is good, the bridegroom will surely but us presents
Our brothers happily say we will get cows from our in laws
And we the daughters queries
Are we cows to be sold?
I say I don't want a husband
Mother, father give me education
The key to life
The light of our life
Education
A path to divine success
A smooth drive to greatness
Education
A fundamental foundation
For any country , state or nation
Why don't you educate me
I am not just born to make coffee and tea
Education should be given to all girls
Whether she lives in a rural or an urban areas
Educating a girl is educating a nation
Misery will surely be a thing of the past and goodness will spread like a good aroma .
A woman that has much education will teach her children motivation
Educating a girl child means changing the world
The adolescent girls has power
Power to change a world of violence to a world of peace
A world safe for all
A world where adolescent girls are safe
Safe enough to realize her dreams
I am the change of a world quality education
Education is our right
For in it our future is bright
