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By Jacinta Obiageri Uzoigwe

CAGED BIRD
Trapped by the clutches of cultural precepts
Bound by the fear of societal frowns
Held by the mirage of an unclear future
Pulled back by the forlorn faces of her offspring

She endured the punches
She caresses the bruises
She wore the marks of jest
She buried her freedom in space
Drowned in the pool of her tears
she watched life dwindled before her

No! No! Not any more! Not any more!
Braced up like the lioness she roared!
So loud was the sound of her thought
No! No! Not any more! Not any more!
This time the words came out alive
Just then she felt the broken chains
The closed door wide open for her
The cuffs clicked open
The dark cloud brightened up
She took a bold giant stride into her freedom.

Written by
Uzoigwe Jacinta Obiageri (B.A English and Literary Studies) in commemoration of 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence under the flagship of the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA)

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