AT 16

A unique edition, A version of general acceptability, Explicitly dynamic, she was a rare gem, Naturally endowed. Dark-skinned, with a standard organ positioned in the anterior region of her thorax, A feature that further qualified her femininity. Credulous about what fuelled her enthusiasm, She embraced life with youthful innocence Until her sixteenth birthday celebration. Obsequiously, she drowned in the pool of her affections, Submerged in a mystery undefined, And drawn towards the shores of love, Mistaking lust for its identity. Together, they dined in fantasies and fallacies. With growing acquaintance, He journeyed through the corridors of her being. Pleasure and satisfaction appeared mutual. A maiden until then, She became enslaved by her own decisions, Enthralled by fear, Until she became a punching bag for the very affection she once cherished. Parental counsel sounded like incantations. She had begun sailing in a ship called Relationship, Unaware of the unspeakable scars it would leave behind, As she continued to harbour the notion of fate. Held captive by the consequences of her misjudgements, Shattered by dreams thwarted, She despondently breathed her last in silence. And then came the noise. Family and friends flooded social media platforms, Demanding justice for a voice That could no longer speak for itself.