Nigerian R n B crooner, Banky W, a.k.a Mr Capable shows his dexterity as a musician and composer. He has released an emotional poem to further lend his voice to #BringBackOurGirls and this has made me love this guy the more. Read the poem below:
Verse To The Girl Child
What
frightens the extremists and really gives them the spooks?
There’s
nothing scarier to them than a girl with a book
Not
a soldier, or a bomb, or a gun, or a landmine
There’s
nothing more dangerous than her enlightened mind
So
they kidnap, and enslave, and try to stand in her way
And
they rape, and oppress and try to make her afraid
Because
they know, that for sure, she’ll grow up one day
And
when that day comes, she’ll be strong enough to bring change
So
respect to the girl child, you’ve got grown men scared of you
Salute
to our future Chimamanda’s, and our Tiwa Savage’s too
To
our future Oprah Winfrey’s and our Maya Angelou’s
Because
we know you will grow, and your success is inevitable
They
can try to fight it, and they can try to deny
They
can kidnap at night, and they can try to terrorise
But
may nothing and noone ever succeed in snuffing out your light
And
that little light of yours, will one day shine bright
They
say the truth will set you free, well this is the gospel truth
There’s
nothing more powerful than a girl with a book
By Banky W
Inspired by a quote from UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon
