#earlymarriage
I’m sorry, sister.
I watched as mama
took your hand
and placed it in his.
There was nothing I could do.
The same fate waits for me—
bound like roots,
tethered to a tree.
I am a broken calabash,
my dreams scattered
like soil after harvest.
Does a girl need a man
to make her dreams come true?
A girl is a matchstick—
she can spark alone.
Yet without marriage,
society calls her
a violin without strings.
She traded me like sand
for a gem.
I wept
as I held his arm.
Feb 2
Feb 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM UTC
A girl at 28
with a stable income
and a good academic record
is still considered a failure
just because she is not married
A girl at 20
Doesn't have a degree in anything
Doesn't earn even a cent per month
Is considered successful
Just because she is married
What is in marriage
that society finds it to be the ultimate measure of success?
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019 at 5:55 AM UTC