you do not understand and ask me why?
Because they live for others,
Are sisters and are loving mothers.
They hike up the unseen,
And fight the ugly and mean.
They get raped, abused and are all knocked-up,
They withstand it all without a hiccup.
They sigh and tears they silently shed,
They take all the pain given by the men they wed.
Ask how it is to be a woman,
And I say can there be any other bad omen?
I ask God to help me now,
So not to be weak I take a vow!
A woman in distress, someone else's mistress,
Of a man who makes her constantly restless.
She will one day break all the barriers,
Be free like a bird and fight like warriors.
So respect her always and love her more,
Because you will not like to see how a woman reacts when she is sore.
I hope there is out there, someone who loves a woman,
Who does an act so very very uncommon.
If the pain and atrocities do not stop against woman,
She will kill and destroy men because,"Hell hath no fury like a wrath of a woman."

Is writing a form of 'catharsis' to you? The lines are beautiful but there is a deep dark personal message...
ReplyDeleteAsk how it is to be a woman,
ReplyDeleteAnd I say can there be any other bad omen?
Sorrrrrrrrrryyyy???
I would say , it is a blessing to be a woman and everything that comes along with it.. Being loved as a daughter,sister and adored by my beloved..
You hope that there is somone out there who loves a woman? There are many men who adore and worship woman as a mother,wife and a sister..
Your poem is concentrated to only a particular section of the society.. and definetly not general..
So, I hope some man out there will write about atrocities against men...!!! As everything is equal and even in today's world..!!! A woman does not definetly need sympathy now! She is quiet capable of taking her own decisions!
Yep Kaaya you got it ;-)
ReplyDeleteManasaa dear the poem is based on the book Half the Sky. However your comments are good ;-)
ReplyDeletewow... im intrigued by u.... n if u say there is a personal msg .. n im goin for the last line , so..."all the men in bay area, beware!"
ReplyDeletenice lines!!
Riddhi,
ReplyDeleteNo man from the bay area has been mentioned in the book so I do not know what you are talking about. The personal message is based on the book half the sky.
In between thanks for appreciating the lines.
Roopali