Girl - A poem by Taiwo Adetunji
Apr 28, 2022
Story
She came into the world with only few drumbeats
Ah! Nothing is dangling between her legs
She will require more training
She must learn to care for her family
She must learn to love and obey her husband
She must learn to please the society
Ah! At least nothing is dangling between her legs
She must embrace quiet like a cloak
She must lower her eyes to exude respect
She must remain on bended knees to offer reverence
She must smile demurely even if it hurts
Ah! Obviously, she has nothing dangling between her legs
She wouldn’t even budge or oblige
She is untrainable
She speaks without permission
She raises her chin without lowering her eyes
She wouldn’t bend her knees
She is tagged a rebel
Ah! she probably has something dangling between her legs
Rebel is a huge word for a weaker vessel
Perhaps no lad will look her way
She would never survive the scandal
Her friends will proceed to their shelter to receive the crown
She will be mocked and jeered at
She will be called the most inappropriate name ‘man’
Ah! Now something is definitely dangling between her legs