Woman
Woman
Society portrays her to be weak,
She's tough: Not sleek,
She gives a botox smile when hurt,
She retorts for eve-teasing and flirt.
She stays fearless in turmoil,
She doesn't like to recoil:
She is kind-hearted and full of mercy,
She has made the nation proud and worthy.
She's a wonderful company and plays many roles
As a daughter, wife, friend, sister, and sometimes foe's.
She's worshipped as "Devi" on one hand,
And tortured for dowry on the other:
She lives on a Male chauvinist land-
Probably this is the crime made by her.
Her weeping heart mutters maledictions for being a "Woman"
In the womb itself, the quest began-
And before those cruel hands could reach the womb
The fetus decided its fate and the tomb.