THE GIRL I AM

If I could see the girl I was at 10
 I would tell her to go out and enjoy childhood;

’Cause adulthood like marriage lasted “till death do us part.”

If I could see the girl I was at 14
 I would tell her to embrace her change as an honour badge;

For change is summon to know oneself intimately.

If I could see the girl I was at 18
 I would hug her for who she became in spite of hurts and failures;

She was a fighter.

If I could visit the girl I was at 22
 I would just bask in the glow of her growth and healing

I would open up and learn again “how to take the bull by the horn”.

THE GIRL I AM CELEBRATES THE GIRL I WAS.

By Liza Chuma Akunyili on June 14, 2020.

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Exported from Medium on February 2, 2026.