we were killed
yes, they killed us
with a weapon sharper
than any knife
or piercing than an arrow
a weapon that was not sold in the gun store
nor used to kill rats
but with one that stems
from within
they destroyed everything
that made up our whole being
with just a word, they crushed
our spirit
the words threw us into the pits of
depression hades
their words killed us
the words sunk in us
it dawned on us like fever
we grinned like sculptured faces
we became one heart that many people pitied
we were bruised so many times by
their words
we couldn't stand the pain
it was very painful to bear
we stood there just watching
they crushed our worlds
with dangerous words
that can kill
they looked down upon us
thinking that we were just objects
our world was turned upside down
shattered by how they treated us
they treated us like mere objects
yes
that's how the girl child was treated
©mawufemor
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