Naija Poetry | I WROTE THIS POEM FOR THE GIRLS BY RAJI AYOMIDE OLAITAN KING OF RHYMES

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Biography: Raji Ayomide Olaitan, known as King of Rhymes, is a Nigerian poet, spoken word artist, author, animator, and certified drone pilot. He grew up in the jungle city known as ajegunle. He is the Founder/CEO of King of Rhymes Poetry Hub and TechRise Coding Hub, platforms dedicated to empowering young creatives and training youths in digital and tech skills. He serves as the Global Teenage Tribe Leader of the African Writers Tribe, where he mentors and inspires young writers across Africa. His work blends poetry, storytelling, animation, and digital creativity to deliver powerful, emotional, and visually engaging art. King of Rhymes is a voice, a movement, and a rising force in African creativity. Subscribe. Listen. Feel. Rise.

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Sunday 7 December 2025

I WROTE THIS POEM FOR THE GIRLS BY RAJI AYOMIDE OLAITAN KING OF RHYMES

I wrote this poem…

for the girls.

The loud ones,

the quiet ones,

the ones still learning how to speak without shaking.

I wrote this poem for the girl who dreams in silence,

for the one whose laughter fills a room like sunlight,

for the one who’s been told,

“you talk too much,”

but still speaks

because her voice is thunder,

and thunder was never meant to whisper.

I wrote this poem for the girls who rise

again and again,

even when the world forgets to clap.

For the girl who reads and glows,

the one who leads and grows,

the one who knows

that “no” doesn’t mean stop,

it just means find another door.

I wrote this poem for the girls who dare.

The girls who don’t wait for permission

they sign it themselves.

For the girl child who holds tomorrow in her small but mighty hands,

for every dream wrapped in ribbons and rough edges,

for every little queen learning her own name.

Listen

you are not small.

You are the universe dressed in pink sneakers.

You are lightning in human form.

You are proof that gentle can still be powerful,

and pretty can still be brave.

So shine, girl, shine

break the box,

bend the rules,

paint your name across the sky in bold letters that say:

“I am here!”

Say it loud!

“I am here!”

Say it again till fear gets tired of listening.

Because today,

we celebrate you.

Happy International Day of the Girl Child

the day the world remembers that girls aren’t the future…

they are the now.

So go ahead, girl

read, rise, roar,

lead, laugh, love,

and still remember

no matter how high you fly,

don’t forget to slay your edges before you go!

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