Tuesday, 3 June 2014

'Verse To The Girl Child' - Written by Banky W

Here's a a poem Banky W wrote and recited earlier today at an MTN event in Lagos. Read below...


Verse To The Girl Child
What frightens the extremists and really gives them the spooks?
There’s nothing scarier to them than a girl with a book
Not a soldier, or a bomb, or a gun, or a landmine
There’s nothing more dangerous than her enlightened mind
So they kidnap, and enslave, and try to stand in her way
And they rape, and oppress and try to make her afraid
Because they know, that for sure, she’ll grow up one day
And when that day comes, she’ll be strong enough to bring change

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