I Am a Woman

Tired of the strings 

Of demands and demarcations

Of regulations and limitations

The disgusted soul 

Questioned the frame

What is your existence?

An object of amusement

Or a puppet of the show?

"Not just a body

With blood, flesh and bones

I am the bearer of life

I am your home",

The reply was firm.

"I am the creator of life

And I am the protector

The mother, the sister

The wife or the daughter

In names numerous 

I display my presence

For every existence

I am the essence".

"I am Sita, Draupadi, Anusuya

I am Savitri, Mandodari, Ahalya

I am Yashoda, Devaki, Kaushalya

I am Kunti, Gandhari, Urmila

I am the fire that keeps aflame

Since ages in countless names

I am power

I am quest

I am light

I am zest.

I am sacrifice

I am courage

I am elegance

I am fragrance.

I am earth

I am nature

I am grace

I am glamour.

I am beauty 

I am duty

I too am an attraction

I am a woman.