<figure><img src=\"https://cdn.worldpulse.org/images/post/14750/3969/post_image_gallery/5f5eb208db00cb6b13664d34074a8745/img_0953.jpg\" alt /><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
<figure><img src=\"https://cdn.worldpulse.org/images/post/14750/3969/post_image_gallery/874ce40da2f3ee41104710e6e7121457/img_0971.jpg\" alt /><figcaption></figcaption></figure>We continue to shout, to scream and dance we are resilient and strong in the midst of adversity until our Voices are heard, until there is significant change we refuse to stop Culture and tradition have kept me silent, I have been trampled upon without regard I watch my children suffer the same consequences....I must bring an end to this circle of madness One day reality struck and I wiped the age long tears that have choked and drowned my voice for so long Alas I was free when I opened my mouth to exhale the pain in words...... Freedom can only be achieved when we find expression in words

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