Every GIRL needs to feel ALIVE.

Lying, thinking
Should I still anticipate
The thought of my soul returning
To a home where I feel heart beats
Where water is not thirsty
Where my spirit speaks
A language of laughter
Can I make it out here alive.

The voice above presses protection
The screams from beneath
Grip on harder with detention
My pride melts like lava
A traumatizing sin it is to claim
Can I make it out here alive.

The hatred that exhales through my nostrils
Can burn the fear that clots my veins
The strength undermined can throttle
The men aren’t women but their brains smaller than grain
Can I make it out here alive.

Half North Eastern, half Muslim
Half Inhumane, Half devils
Behead yourselves
Slave each other, trade one another
I say no to Sharia Law
Can I make it out here alive.

Where is the hand that holds so gently as if I were
The last raw egg in the world
Will I ever tell between a man and a monster
Can anybody define man
Am I suffocated by man,
Am I suffocated by beings that say they are not gay
Can I make it out of here alive.

My vocals have sang above and over
The cry has dropped beneath and below
Can the nation hear that I’m here
Will Goodluck defend beyond fiercely
Is heaven receiving me yet
Can I make it out here alive.

Hope pinches my chin to stay up
The hurt will end soon
Courage pumps more blood in my soul
I shan’t be intimidated
I can make it out here alive.

GIRL ALIVE

By Shirleen Mkwebane