True Mettle

The time has come to change 

Mindsets of those who are critical 

About women dressing immodestly 

About women drinking, smoking

About women making choices

On how to live, married or unmarried 

On non-adherence to prescribed

Code of conduct in public

For the dawn of a new day has come

And with it, women have begun 

To break away from mold created 

One of subjugation to pig-headed men

To assert they are more than equals

In the unbalanced gender game 

Where morals are designed only for women

And men break to suit themselves

The time has come to take cognizance

Role of women have long since changed

At home, at work, national/international levels

To many a source of inspiration, holding

A candle to those men so ego blinded 

Grudgingly admit their growing strengths 

For the day has come, and the mysteries 

Have unraveled of a women's true mettle

And she can no more be taken for granted