The Mundane Artist

In the 21st century, I don't think that human rights should be a question. It is an everyday living phenomena. We say we have progressed immensely as compared to the prior generations. But, have we? Have we really, when brutality is at its rise, children are dying, women are raped, and there is no sign of justice? A year or two ago, I came across 'Female Genital Mutilation. ' And I was shocked to see such a violation of human rights for girls. So read on! I insist. However you may perceive this piece of writing, nothing, and I mean NOTHING should stop you from being aware of this brutal practise, which I am ashamed and afraid to say that it EXISTS. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is nothing but removing of external female genitals, or injury to female genital organs for purposes that are NOT medical. It is as gruesome as it sounds, maybe more. It is, as mentioned above, a clear violation of human rights of girls and women. It is carried out on girls between infancy a...

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.  ...