I Am A Woman

I grew up in constant fear,

I sensed an impending danger always near.

The mind shook me up but I had to bear,

The words I am a woman I had to hear.

I have to be soft and gentle in my speech,

I became timid and meek with every moment within my reach.

I kept silent when I was right.

I was told,a woman does not fight.

A Woman in me awaited her birth,

TilI I stepped out of my cradle and searched.

I fell, I stood up and summoned up all my strength,

With every fall I rose and walked ahead with all my breath.

I'm gentle and soft in my words,

No more a meek or timid in this world.

I fight for truth and my identity,

Cannot withstand gender inequality.

I celebrate my birth and bury my bygone years,

No more fears and tears to tear me apart.

I have left all of them in my distant memory,

What I remember today is

I am a Woman of Today.