She

My dream world,

I can walk fearlessly

With my head held up high,

To buy a sanitary napkin

Not wrapped in a black sheet

I don' t be shy.

I'll explore the world

And roam around without carrying a pepper spray

For indemnity.

Door to new opportunities will open

Without having gender as a barb

Of inequity.

In reality,

As the darkness covers the empyrean,

I'm afraid to step out of my rein.

Sanitary napkins are to be wrapped in a black sheet

Because I'm not allowed to proudly say,

That I bleed.

Exploring the world is still a grail,

To carry a pepper spray along

Is an entail.

And here we are staring at our mobile screens,

And waiting to hear another victim's scream.