Bride Ahead Of Time Poem by Folorunsho Ahmed adekunle

BRIDE AHEAD OF TIME

I was growing to glowing,
And rising like stars,
Imbedded with dreams,
What a promising young female gender!

Shortly, as an empty minded teen,
I was taken in exchange for tubas and silver,
Education was stolen away from me,
I sober with no falling tears, my life was shattered.

Indeed I was clueless ‘bout this!
-About how my life was patterned,
opportunity to make choices exist not,
Oops!
I became a bride ahead of time.

Indeed proud shameless society,
Like a jesus abnegate by Peter
I was denied basic rights to childhood, so early!
I tie rapper of plight around my small waist all day doing the chore,

They took my dowry saying 'I was a burden'
Gifted to a partner enough to be a father,
They burned down my bridges,
And left me alone on other side with this monster!

Facing life's realities too early,
Speaks my mind and got hit hard,
I became a sex doll,
Oh my virginity!
Ahead of time I was a mother.

Singing song of sorrow, my life diary as the lyrics,
A child backing a child,
My parents!
The society!
& hardship via culture led me to this,
I became a bride ahead of my time.