My Superhero

You took me to that clothing shop full of frocks, you even made me wear one when I was 3

You told me stories about that princess with gown, you even made me wear one when I was 4

You took me to shopping centers with all types of shorts and crop tops, you even made me wear them when I was 5

You took me into the parlor and got my hair permed when I was 6

You made me wear off-shoulders and stilettos when I was 7

You gave me those Barbie doll sets which had short skirts and makeup kits, you even made me have them when I was 8.

And then a disaster happened.

I grew up.

So many questions left unanswered.

You changed.

You were not the same person who took me for shopping, who took me to that parlor.

Why don't you let me wear those frocks again so I can twirl in them?

Why don't you let me wear those gowns which Cinderella used to wear?

Why don't you let me wear those shorts and crop tops? Why ? Because they reveal too much skin?

Why didn't you take me to the parlor when it was my school farewell?

Why can't I get to wear the short skirts and apply a lipstick?

Maybe I know the reason.

But, dad, trust me, I won't let you down.

Dad, outer appearance and clothes don't matter,

I can even be raped in a burqa. I know you worry about me.

I know you care about me but you need to know they will stare my covered body.

They will undress me with their eyes.

You tell me how important it is to maintain a distance from men but you marry me with a man whom I never met?

Society made you drift away from me. Society made me deprive of the fatherly love.

Why do I have to cover myself before I come in front of you when I know you won't do me any harm?

I am sorry this poetry doesn't rhyme. I am sorry I don't know how to go high at one point and whisper at the other.

How much it hurts me that I can't hold your hand, I can't hug you, I can't kiss you. I cannot show my love towards you.

It's difficult. For once, please wear that cape and be my Superman again.

For once, raise me high up in the sky again. Let me feel that non-polluted air again.

I want to hug you for one last time before losing you forever.