An innocent young girl
Very gullible to the things of the earth
Everything she experienced was new to her
She was so excited to join high school
She joined a great school
Not her dream school
But still a prestigious one
Little by little
Her eyes were opened to the world
She didn’t like it one bit
Her hopes of the wolrd being free
Was torn down into bits
The world was judgmental
People didn’t stop being haters
This crashed her world into tiny things
Her heart breaking badly
But she could not believe it
The world wasn’t what she thought it was
Girls terrorized girls
Fellow girls spread rumors
They all tried to demean one another
One way or another
This didn’t break her though
She strived to be strong
To be bold
To be her
The world changed around her
But it didn’t change her it built her tremendously
It is true
What doesn’t kill you
Makes you stronger
Article by Doreen Mbinya
Mentoring and Empowerment Camps Alumni
