The Girl Effect

When a girl turns 12

And lives in poverty

Her future is out of her control.

In the eyes of many,

She is a Woman Now.

Married by 14

Pregnant by 15

She may have to sell her body to support her family.

What’s the solution? 

There are 50 million of them.

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Elizabeth Howard

Elizabeth writes literary non-fiction, haiku, cultural rants, and Demand Poetry in order to forward the cause of beautiful writing. She calls London, Kansas City, and Iowa home.