The dilemma of a mama

I have lost a name because I am a refugee. I am addressed by a number. My children don’t matter; did you see where they are going to school? Do you want to be treated in the same health care unit they go to? Would you eat the food you give us? Would you sleep in the open like we do? Would one tarpaulin create a shelter for you? If you gave me 3kg of beans a month, how do you expect me to survive on that? I am nurturing life within me and all I want is to pluck it out of my womb because I see no future for him/her. I don’t want to bring life into a world where I have to watch my baby wither away because I cannot produce enough milk to feed him/her. No future at all. But no, I keep this child and fight on. Life has lost meaning; my body is for every man out there. They kick into the structure I call a house and rape me in front of my children. You think I haven’t reported the incidents? They need proof…How can I report at the moment when I am being torn into. What evidence do you want me to present before you can help me from this nightmare
My husband is no more-he was cut into pieces while I watched-I wouldn’t be going through all this if he were here-my house wouldn’t be a haven for every being with a penis
All I want is to be treated like I have feelings within me, like I am human, like you would want to be treated

Through the eyes of AYENYO Joanita

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