He is a boy, i was told.
So let him go to school.
For he will support the family.
So because i was a girl, mother taught me how to cook and clean.
He is a boy. You said. And that is why i toiled in the fields,
And carried water till my back swelled.
While he sat with his friends under the tree, talking about important things.
Because i was a girl, i ate little or not,
Because the boy had to eat first.
Because boys need to grow strong,
To protect the family .
Because he needed cows to have wealth and boast among his friends.
Father married me to the highest bidder.
For brideprice will bring them wealth.
At least then, as a girl in the family. I showed my value.
