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I want to live...

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I want to live...  Not to be killed in the womb,  But to be embraced by the hands of many.  I want to live...  Not to be looked at in disgrace,  But to appreciate my grace.  I want to live...  Not to be locked in a house,  But to be educated.  I want to live...  Not to be married off at a tender age to a strange man,  But to be married whenever I want to, to the man I love.  I want to live...  Not as a burden,  But as one who can carry the burdens as he.  I want to live...  Not to watch others play,  But to play myself.  I want to live...  Not to be raped,  But to be loved.  I want to live...  Not in danger,  But in safety.  I want to live...  Not because my place belongs in the kitchen,  But because my place belongs in this world.  ...