Of The Girl Child

“The girl child –

Always thought of as frail and mild,

The girl child –

Always thought as pressure piled;

Always defiled!”

Heartbreaking to note the lines above –

Why are girls always shoved?

Is it because of their visage?

Why is the boy considered sage?

Of said and unsaid atrocities –

Why can’t people see these?

Oh, how would they –

They are insular misogynists!

But the girl child –

Unfazed, dazzled and smiled.

The effulgence, the grace, the girl child –

Adjectives can hardly explain her kind.

The girl child –

Her endeavours, not spoken of greatly;

Have you thought about her, lately?