A Real Queen

When I was a kid,

Strolling through the farms with my friends and siblings,

With no tension or worry about the world and it's functioning,

I didn't know that the society was so dysfunctional,

That there existed differences based upon genders.

That day,

When my Innocence was caged away,

The woman I called 'Mother' took it all away.

I was put on house arrest,

Made to learn domestic chores,

For I was a girl,

Bounded by the four walls of my place.

My education was always secondary,

For the society always told me,

"What will be the use of this education,

When you are destined to be a part of domestication?"

The darkest day of my life arrived with the sound of a trumpet,

My marriage was arranged,

For which I wasn't ready at that age.

But I was a dreamer born into a court of nightmares,

My cries and struggles had grabbed the attention of someone,

A classmate of mine,

Enrolled me into an NGO,

Finally, I got the right to breathe free air in this nation.

Whenever I was looked down upon,

I remembered my classmate's words,

"If people are doubting how far you can go,

Go so far that you can't hear them anymore."

She was a real queen,

For real queens fix each other's crown,

Without the world hearing any sound.

I vowed that day I would never let anyone fiddle with me ever again,

To stand up for myself from then onwards till forever,

To never let anyone go through the same dilemma as me ever.

So after all the societal expectations,

I finally became who I wanted to be.

This is the story,

Of a girl breaking free from her inner fears and misery.

For true women power,

Lies in our unity,

For real queens,

Rule with solidarity.