They made me feel guilty for being a girl
I was told to cover my body.
For it can seduce the boys.
Wear long skirts, else am a slut
They taught me shame
I felt guilty of what I never understood
I silenced myself…my opinion was not needed in my life
Be disciplined!
Be something you’re not so you’ll be respected in the society
Don’t do that in public, you can do it inside
I never understood why my mother cared so much about the society and their standards
I got to understand that it was a general thing
For my friends had similar problems
We could never express ourself
We should have no desires
We silenced ourself
Don’t show any skin..it will seduce a man to sin.
If you’re raped..it’s your fault.
But I wanted to be free like the boys
If I were a boy…I’ll say
I’ll have a say in my life
I’ll have desires,dreams and wants
For my dreams must not be bigger than a man’s
I have to be a certain way for a man to respect me
Without a man’s respect ..I am nothing
This my body.. I fear for,
No one should notice me
I was taught that my body itself is a sin and I must tame it.
I was told to cover my body.
For it can seduce the boys.
Wear long skirts, else am a slut
They taught me shame
I felt guilty of what I never understood
I silenced myself…my opinion was not needed in my life
Be disciplined!
Be something you’re not so you’ll be respected in the society
Don’t do that in public, you can do it inside
I never understood why my mother cared so much about the society and their standards
I got to understand that it was a general thing
For my friends had similar problems
We could never express ourself
We should have no desires
We silenced ourself
Don’t show any skin..it will seduce a man to sin.
If you’re raped..it’s your fault.
But I wanted to be free like the boys
If I were a boy…I’ll say
I’ll have a say in my life
I’ll have desires,dreams and wants
For my dreams must not be bigger than a man’s
I have to be a certain way for a man to respect me
Without a man’s respect ..I am nothing
This my body.. I fear for,
No one should notice me
I was taught that my body itself is a sin and I must tame it.
©Funke Olotu
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