BECAUSE I AM A GIRL, I MUST STUDY - POEM



BECAUSE I AM A GIRL, I MUST STUDY - POEM



A father asks his daughter:



Study? Why should you study?



I have sons aplenty who can study



Girl, why should you study?



The daughter tells her father:



Since you ask, here’s why I must study.



Because I am a girl, I must study.



Long denied this right, I must study



For my dreams to take flight, I must study



Knowledge brings new light, so I must study



For the battles I must fight, I must study



Because I am a girl, I must study.



To avoid destitution, I must study



To win independence, I must study



To fight frustration, I must study



To find inspiration, I must study



Because I am a girl, I must study.



To fight men’s violence, I must study



To end my silence, I must study



To challenge patriarchy I must study



To demolish all hierarchy, I must study.



Because I am a girl, I must study.



To mould a faith I can trust, I must study



To make laws that are just, I must study



To sweep centuries of dust, I must study



To challenge what I must, I must study



Because I am a girl, I must study.



To know right from wrong, I must study.



To find a voice that is strong, I must study



To write feminist songs I must study



To make a world where girls belong, I must study.



Because I am a girl, I must study.



Kamla Bhasin

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