That Untold Story!

1. We all have that untold story Most women have the untold story Most girls have the untold story That untold story when you felt disgusted 2. There is that untold story when a man touched you inappropriately There is that untold story when a stranger hissed at you The untold story when a man rubbed your thighs in a taxi The untold story when that uncle put you on his lap erotically 3. We all have that untold story Some have one while others have many We all have that untold story That story where a man made an inappropriate comment about your body 4. Many women have that untold story A story where your friend's man gave you that look That look which makes you wonder what his intentions are That story where you struggle to save your friend's relationship and your friendship with her

5. Most women and girls have that untold story

The story when your partner beat you up

A story when you are abused and threatened not to tell anyone

A story where you keep silent for the sake of your mother or sister

That story where the abuser is a VIP in the family or community

6. Most women have that untold story

A story where your own boss makes inappropriate comments towards you

A story where your male colleagues see you as a sex toy

That story where men seem to think that your smiles or friendship connotes invite for sex

7. We all have that untold story

The story where you earn less than you male compatriots, just because you are a woman

A story where you are not allowed to discuss with the male elders of the family

A story where you are told to pack up and leave everything behind when your husband dies

That story where you are accused of murdering your own husband.

8. Most women had heard that story that their place is in the kitchen

That story where your husband chases you out of bed because you are a nursing mother

That story where you are not allowed to visit your family because you are married

That exact story where you give up on your own family for your husband’s family

9. Most women have that untold story

That story where you are accused of being unfaithful

That story where your children are taken for a DNA test

That story when your in-laws accuse you of being a bad wife!

10. Most women had had that story

A story where your own being belongs to your husband

A story where your name was silenced for your husband

A story where your children belong to your husband

That story where they ask you to leave your children behind for a new wife

That’s some woman’s untold story!

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