Little brain crammed with questions without answers
And answers without questions
Nobody to run to – nobody to give solutions
My culture, community, and society
Both within and without
Comprehensive sexuality education prohibited in schools
Yet STIs seek shelter among the youth
Teenage pregnancies reign there
So much as to outnumber sands of Lake Malawi
Pregnant mothers escort pregnant daughters to labor wards
Policies and laws enacted, but poorly or never implemented
Parents equally zip their mouths
Instead, pupils, peers, and pals blindly lead the way
Now the art is ignorantly mastered before puberty
The rural child is worst hit
75% have no access to SRH information and services
Boys father before they are men
School race prematurely quit
And too many lives lost
Little Nancy was too immature to deliver
And unsafe abortion claimed Anita’s life
Like a marathon race, youth are succumbing to STIs
Tears of adolescents plead with policymakers
Access to services and information is what we cry for
For Life of little girl and boy to save
And the future of the children to brighten
Their ignorance and your silence
Is a death trap