African Girl Child

You rose up from the shackles of history And represented yourselves In the classroom of today's most successful human beings Against all odds, you succeeded A beautiful example of courage and perseverance A brilliant model for humanity's monument of success You were downtrodden, beaten and mutilated By both culture and society You battled patriarchal powers and monopolies And destroyed the foundations of masculine dominance Yes, you are still far from conquering the seat of power But your bold steps are reverberating throughout the corridors of power You have modelled yourselves into powerful packages of dynamite Capable of breaking cultural and historical barriers You are the true Nobel Peace prize winners You are humanity's last warriors