Nyembedzi (Tears) Poem by Fumban Innot Phiri

I approached the shores of life
At a tender age I was turned into an early wife
Born a girl from a sin of my father.
My mother,
Yes my mother was called in by a sudden death
The same day I was produced in this planet earth
Right there she cried with labour pain
Yet she knew it wasn't in vain
Now I tried to forget all the pain
But it's like my silent tears are falling down like grain,
With my silent dreams going down in the drain

At a tender age I was named Nyembedzi
Is my eyes glued with perennial tears?
Is my heart impregnated with fear?
It flows so fast
My mind still dwelling on thing of the past
No one knew me but very few have seen me cry
Yes they try, but they do not mind
Now I lived the case of one eyed man leading the blind
I slept in the arms of the street
As the scorching heat hit upon my skin
This burden has no future, no prosperity.
Because I lack nurture and total security.

That I was raped, I was Harassed and
They took away my dignity
I must confess, they took away my virginity
Now am whisked alone to grieve my skin
As my new life is created within
I am followed by my ever presents tears
Thus why am stagnant, I cannot move from here.