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Girl Child Poetry

Poetry allows young people to express their challenges and successes.

Hear the voices of our students below. 

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The Girl Child

Jewel of inestimable value

The pearl of the oceans

Though like a diamond in the dirt,

She is usually undervalued

Often maltreated, dejected and detested

Yet like an owl alone in the desert,

She builds herself into a real woman

And converting all odds into stepping stones

 

Oh girl child,

A rare gem

A care giver

A potential mother

My mother,

Your mother,

A mother to us all

My home maker,

Your true champion

Our nation builder:

You may know many mechanics,

But my heart pants for the lady mechanic;

You can tell me stories of humanitarian service providers, But Mother Theresa still hold still the hand of time,

The world keeps producing prime ministers,

Yet Margaret Thatcher stands the test of time

 

History has stories on many subject matters,

But the present and the future has a place for the Girl Child; A route leading men into tomorrow,

A lamp unto the path of success,

A boat sailing over the slavery of life to independence,

A ready help for every husband,

The brain behind the success of all men

 

There is no arguing

The girl child is knowledge personified, wisdom branded,

For Genuine counsel abodes with her,

Leading by example is her way of life,

Instructing by living it out

Is her culture,

Guiding by doing it is her tradition,

Giving discipline with care is her way of doing things

For she is a born teacher,

Who knows not just what and how to teach,

But knows exactly who to teach,

Oh my mother,

Who alone teaches me morals

She alone knows the highway to education,

No wonder she teaches even outside the classroom.

 

The girl child is a transmitter of knowledge,

But how can she transmit without being educated?

Give me your hands and take mine,

Together let’s

Send the girl child to school,

Train the girl child in school,

For in the girl child lies the hope for a better tomorrow.

For in the girl child lies the hope for a better tomorrow.

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I Have a Hope
by Jennifer Amou Monydit

I have hope

Oh! Education

I have hope

Hope that I will make it

Hope that I will emancipate

Hope that I will be crowned victorious

Hope that education is a great beacon light

 

I have made a momentous decree on education

I have put manacles and chains on myself to follow the right paths of education

I will never languish education

 

I cannot be withered from concentrating on education

I can never dramatize education

I take it wholeheartedly

 

I have signed a promissory note to pursuing my education

I hope I won’t be given back a check

A check marked insufficient funds

Because the banks of education can never run bankrupt. 

Forced Marriage
by Mary Nyanawan

Forced marriage, Forced marriage

The deadly act

Spoiling young girls’ future

After the girl reached her puberty stage

Uncle tells a girl to go for marriage

It does not matter whether

The groom is educated, rich or poor

 

Forced marriage, Forced marriage

A deadly act

Mostly in the Lakes State parts

Of our country South Sudan

Young girls are crying

Because of the deadly act

Young girls are running

From homes to the streets

 

Forced marriage, Forced marriage

The deadly act

Teachers, Local Counselors

Wake up and we fight

Against the deadly act

Teachers, Local Counselors

Teach the guardians

The dangers of forced marriage

So that our beloved ones

Enjoy their future. 

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