A Letter To My Daughter Poem by Phillip Nine Mafunga

My love hear the words from your father
The only man that loves you genuinely and unconditionally
You are growing up in a warped world
A world full of confusion concerning everything morally cardinal
You are growing up in a world so cruel and evil
Guard your footsteps and be attentive to detail in all things
Never ever, forget where you are from, Africa.

You are a human being first then a woman
Feminity is for you to celebrate for that is the natural order of things
Man is not the cause of your problems neither is he the solution thereof
Know that you are beautiful not because someone says so but that is what you are
Other people's perceptions should not be the foundation of how you view life in the whole
However, know what you want, why you want it, where to get it, and how to get it.
However, you shall never get it at all cost because there are always alternatives out there.

I write this letter to you because I really love you
Take heed therefore to what I am saying to you today
For I may not live long like your grandfather to see you grow up
Grow up to be a woman I dream you to be, a strong willed woman
This world owes you nothing my love, not even an apology
You owe it to yourself to make things work to your benefit.
Be always positive in all circumstances my lovely daughter



Never run after fashion but dress well my love
Only fools find comfort and confidence in fashion
Dress well my dear daughter for the way you dress is the way you think.
Respect and honour is what you create in people, it does not come cheap.
Watch what you read, read into what you watch
More so, be careful of what music you listen to
You are a virtuous woman it is for you to maintain it.
For the way you project yourself is the way society views you.

Read and read a lot to make you wise
For the wise learn and fools wait to be taught
Read the Bible and practice what it teaches
In it is the foundation and epitome of wisdom
In it is the joy of peace and quality of thought
Read the Bible my daughter it will teach you the fundamentals of womanhood
Read it for it will teach you how to relate with the Maker of the Universe, your Maker too.
Above all, keep the relationship with God by praying always.

From your loving father
Phillip Nine Mafunga
12 August 2019