What frightens the
extremists and really gives them the spooks?
There’s nothing scarier
to them than a girl with a book
Not a soldier, or a
bomb, or a gun, or a landmine
There’s nothing more
dangerous than her enlightened mind
So they kidnap, and
enslave, and try to stand in her way
And they rape, and
oppress and try to make her afraid
Because they know, that
for sure, she’ll grow up one day
And when that day comes,
she’ll be strong enough to bring change
So
respect to the girl child, you’ve got grown men scared of you
Salute
to our future Chimamanda’s, and our Tiwa Savage’s too
To
our future Oprah Winfrey’s and our Maya Angelou’s
Because
we know you will grow, and your success is inevitable
They can try to fight it,
and they can try to deny
They can kidnap at
night, and they can try to terrorise
But may nothing and noon
ever succeed in snuffing out your light
And that little light of
yours, will one day shine bright
They say the truth will
set you free, well this is the gospel truth
There’s nothing more
powerful than a girl with a book
By Banky
W
Inspired
by a quote from UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon
