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Summary
As part of the #16DaysOfActivism campaign, this powerful poem highlights resilience and defiance against oppression. The verses celebrate women's courage, autonomy, and determination to fight for justice and freedom, declaring, "My voice will be heard on this earth.
Poem
I am not your prey, nor your victim,
I’m strong and I know my worth.
No longer cowering in fear,
My voice will be heard on this earth.
My voice is a weapon,
And I will not be silenced.
I’m a woman of courage and resilience,
And I’m standing up for what’s right.
I am not your property,
My body is my own.
I will fight for my freedom,
Until you are overthrown.
I won’t be a statistic,
A victim of your manly rage.
With my own story to wage.
I am not your prey, or afraid no more.
This poem was submitted by Gender And Development Action, an organisation committed to gender equity, the pursuit of sustainable development, and social justice in Nigeria. The submission is the organisation’s contribution to NFM’s #16DaysofActvisim campaign against male violence against women and girls.
