Poor African Woman

Her fate was determined by culture
Circumcision was her rite to a bright future

In a world where her right for education never existed,

Seems like she was an economic burden to her family

So her father priced her for two cows and four goats,

On her way to the river, she got married.
And that evening, she would graduate from a damsel to a tenth wife

Her stunning beauty would be imprisoned for life

Poor African Woman
Her life deeply rooted in regrets, sorrow and pain
So Innocent

So Destitute

So Helpless
So Hopeless

But her voice NO ONE could hear.

Composed and written by Elizabeth Opiyo