Betrothed by her parents to a much older man A child of seven In a far way land
Her dream was to study to have a better life But it was already decided she would be a wife
Twenty fours years her senior A man she didn't know He would soon be her husband and deep down her foe
In some parts of her country little girls are kidnapped and raped Forced to marry their abductor They're no longer chaste
The night of their wedding She wants to run away and hide Her heart beats wildly As she lies by his side
He lays on top of her Her tiny body he mauls He cannot get inside of her Her hole is too small
She finds herself pregnant He wants a son She's all of fourteen Her period had come
She carries the baby through the nine month count Her body is too tiny The baby won't come out
It dies in her womb A hole is torn underneath She starts to leak urine A horror she's been bequeathed
Her husband walked out He couldn't stand her smell And there's one more sad thing I have left to tell
She finally reached a hospital After two days on a bus Doctors were on hand an operation to discuss
They could fix her problem This brought her great joy They had to take the baby out though, they found out it was a boy
A day in the life of a countryside girl A gift from heaven Now a bride at seven
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Jan 19, 2010 6:19 PM
delicious. :)
Caitlin
Dec 05, 2009 10:21 AM
To those who commented on the poem as bad, poorly written or too graphic, please open your eyes to the world around you. These disgusting events happen all day, everyday to women and girls all over the world. By bringing to light and educating the remaining minority of Earth's population on the abuses women and girls face in many developing countries, we can then start to develop a world of equality, peace and the demolishment of poverty and hunger.
Good work Lisa and please continue on with your amazing work. Every article I read and interview I see, you motivate me to further pursue a life of aiding other people around the world and in my own community in creating better lives for themselves and their families.
Geoff
Sep 16, 2009 7:10 PM
This poem is much too graphic for my liking. It touches my heart, but makes me sick because of the detail you describe.
kevin
Aug 20, 2009 12:34 AM
wow i didn't know you were a poet, this is a really touching poem
Sie Ha Wai
Aug 12, 2009 5:19 PM
Shalom, Lisa. I am not sure when you will read this, but I am a teacher at Singapore Chinese Girls' School, and my students who are fourteen are passionate about the global growing/despicable problem of child trafficking so much so that they propose to undertake organizing a workshop-based symposium on this issue. I am now writing to ask if you can help them, e.g. providing them with actual details of real life stories of some of the child victims. They hope that the symposium will be an awareness-fundraising event here, with the money raised going to, e.g., UNICEF.
I personally feel it is a worthy and meaningful cause, and I pray you will give us your advice and support in this endeavour. Thank you, Lisa, and God bless.
Sincerely Ha Wai
Smith
Aug 06, 2009 8:41 AM
What a stupid Poem! Please stop writing them. Thanks
Robyn
Aug 04, 2009 7:04 PM
I was so glad to here of Euna and your sister, Laura's pardon!!!!! I'm always so excited to hear what your next project will entail. Thank you for all of the important work you do as a journalist and humanitarian!
Dena
Jul 03, 2009 4:20 PM
Wow...the honesty and blnt truth that you share in your poems is so exceptional. I write poems, and I know I sometimes edit them in case someone reads them. Now, I know that I don't have to do that. The rawness of your poetry really speaks out on the injustices in this world.
Jana Dvorska
Jun 28, 2009 4:23 AM
I thought I had corrected the spelling of poem in my comment but then saw the mistake in the publication...
I really admire your work Lisa. You are incredibly inspirational :-)
Jana
Jana Dvorska
Jun 28, 2009 4:20 AM
Lisa,
This is another beautiful yet heartbreaking peom that opens people's eyes and hearts and willl hopefully get others to try and help those less fortunate in this world.