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DISSENT OF AN INDIAN GIRL
DISSENT OF AN INDIAN GIRL
I am an Indian Girl
A young Indian Woman
Refrained under the norms
Of our society
Of our patriarchal structure
Driven by one ultimate purpose
To be silenced
Besides
The bonds
A lifelong commitment
I feel to be caged
In the prison of
Love
Security
Protection
Responsibilities
With every now and then,
A question running through my veins
Am I so weak?
That I am made to walk behind him.
Am I so insecure?
That I am provided with security by him.
A battle within me
Goes on and on
My heart contradicts my mind
My minds seem to be shattered
Behind the imposed thoughts
Thoughts which do not belong to me
Nor do you
But these scary thoughts
Represents Us
Me, You and We
And I
I am left wondering
Why tie the knot??
When I can exist alone.
Why follow the crowd??
Leaving my independent zone.
Only because
I am an Indian Girl
A young Indian Woman
Destined to accept her fate.
I own my new life
New Commitments
New Responsibilities
New Relations
With the happiest smile on my face
And the saddest voice suppressed
Within me,
Deep down my heart
Finding away
To escape my soul
And meet its end
Leaving me as a caged bird
In my new life
A life of
Securities
Love
Protection
Commitments
As I know there is no way out
No matter how much I deny
The truth is I am made to rely on
On the norms
Of our society
Of our patriarchal structure
Losing my inner voice
Losing my dignity
To fly like a fearless bird
To fly in the eternal sky of success
To fly so high
Away from boundaries
But
I
I am an Indian Girl
A young Indian Woman
Who will be caught in that eternal sky
By the norms
Of our society
And caged
To share the stage
And be silenced
Besides the bonds
A lifelong commitment.
And my inner voice
Traversing a path
Through my heart
Deep within my soul
Finds a way out
To escape
And find
Another Indian Girl
A young Indian Woman
To stay within her
Till she remains
Uncaged!!
Uncaged!!
Uncaged!!
