Tears Of Omotara | Ogunsola Ayobami Samuel

I'm just ten and three years
But my eyes already swollen from tears
Which made me live the pain
That never come with a gain

I'm just ten and three
But he chose to take me for free
When he defiled my body
Because he become so horny

I'm just ten and three
When he punctured my pride
And denied me from being an honorable bride

I'm just ten and three
But I decided to live with the shame
Since there is no one to take the blame

Mom was always not around
Or always busy in the kitchen
Whenever I tried to whisper
She never spare the time to listen
Let me not say a word about dad
He cared so much about his newspaper

I'm just ten and three
When my life became tattered
And abashed
But no one noticed at home

Poet's note: The poem "Tears Of Omotara" is written to expose the insecurity of being a girl child in our society today. I feel sad when I think of how the society have become insecure for a girl child both at home and outside their homes.