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My first issue with feminism is the name. You can’t ask for equality of the sexes and have bias for one of the sexes. What you would end up doing is creating reverse oppression because the women will grow so strong and oppress the men, and the cycle will continue. In finding my path, I first blamed women, because in my short time of existence, women raised me and most of the people around me. They chose that I cook and clean while my cousins played. They said “you are a woman, no man will take this from you”. They said “with this your attitude, you won’t find husband”, “your opinions are too strong for a lady, you need to listen more when your man is talking”, “ Don’t buy a big car or live alone o! You will chase men away” “why are you not married yet?” “You need to learn to cook o” women told me all these but never did I hear them tell the male kids around me the same thing. Instead I heard “you are supposed to be strong for your sisters”, “are you not a man? Why are you crying?” “Th...
A Crying Country See the land our forefathers suffered for and freed, Giving birth to thorns and injustice, Peace and unity indeed, There ain't no justice, just us. The youths are not the leaders of tomorrow, I believe everyone is in consensus with that now, All I see in tomorrow is a constant cloud of sorrow, That paints itself black to imitate her brow. I see only one hope for Nigeria, a land of honey, Where all tribes, religion and beliefs, Desiring neither power or money, But only the good of her mother land to offer solace and relief. -Saefhenry Osas
One of us may have the last say, Words like a dagger, We try to hurt each other There’s no other way until one surrender, We’ve been like this for days, We’ve been like this for days eh You wanna say your goodbye with a smile on your face, I thought it was just usual, You’d be gone just for a little while I didn’t see it coming, Won’t believe if someone told me that I’d be waiting for years, Waiting for years eh eh (Chorus) Even though we near, Like I’m far away, far far far away Can you hear me, Can you hear me, let’s go back to the beginning One of us must have the last say, I’m writing you this letter hoping we can make things clearer Over shouting, we forget to hear each other And I miss you for days, in so many ways eh eh eh ...
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