Young Woman
By Nelcia Robinson
Monday 20 December 2004
Young woman, fragile shoot
I am afraid for you
You are so vulnerable
Young woman, tender vine
I am afraid for you
You are denied guidance
Young woman, slender leafy plant
I am afraid for you
You are so innocent
Glorying in discovery
Of your beauty
Young woman, blossoming palm tree
You are on the threshold
Of life in all its fullness
I am afraid for you
You are exposed to the elements of violence
Disillusionment and discrimination
Fruits of an unjust social and
Economic arrangement
Young woman
Be a sealed fountain
In an enclosed garden
Whose walls are to be scaled
When you are a woman
Conscious and positive
Goal setting, confident woman
Young woman, be wise
Guard your dignity
Acknowledge your potential
Father, mother, older man, older woman
Uncle, aunt, brother, sister
Young woman
Be a hedge around her
Bruise not the flower.
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