Veerle Koops, Grade 12
UWCEA Arusha

A man does not need to be one of a thousand ruses to get home safely
A woman is always second and slower

We should speak about the dimensions of fear
Figure forces to fear for attention is her enemy
Her body betrays her fear to gathering crowds of men
And her sorry speech-

In truth that is a verse of contradiction: this writer is a woman
I don't think it's true
Improvement is a bridge that can be sunk when there is no track of progress
Let us lay the next bridge in the just placement
We will be building converse