We wore shorts under our skirts at 8.
Our hair down to stop them from pulling our pigtails at 10,
‘When a boy pulls your hair it means that he likes you.’
Sitting diligently in assembly while they handed out rape alarms at 12,
‘Boys will be boys.’
‘Hold your keys in your hand like this’ at 14,
‘Just in case.’
‘If a man approaches you, you scream’
at 16.
When will we stop telling girls to scream louder
and start telling men to stop raping them?
Portfolio of Hope 