I AM NOT ODD I AM UNIQUE
FROM DUST AND TOIL I WAS BORN
TO THE SAME MOTHER AS MY BROTHER
YET I AM DIFFERENT AND HE IS NOT
HE IS THE PEARL OF HER EYE
I AM THE COAL UNTOUCHED
HE LAUGHS, CRIES AND MAKES MERRY
I WASH, CLEAN AND WORK FOR HIM
HE STUDIES
I WORK
HE LIVES
I HOPE TO LIVE
WILL IT ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS
YES SAYS MY MOM
YOU ARE A GIRL, HE A BOY
YOU ARE A CURSE, HE A BOON
YOU LIVE FOR HIM, HE LIVES!
I WISH TO BE ME
NOT ME AS THE WORLD SAYS
I DREAM BUT WITH LIMITS
I WISH TO BE FREE TO DREAM
AM I ODD, I ASK
HE REPLIES
YOU ARE NOT ODD MY CHILD
YOU ARE UNIQUE
JUST LIKE ALL ELSE
YOU ARE ONE IN A BILLION
BORN TO LAUGH, SMILE AND LIVE
YOU WILL MY CHILD
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I am touched!
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