The Woman

- Indrani Das.

I was born as pride

But you veiled me with shame.

I was born to be bold

But you clothed me with culture.

I was born as a beacon

But you deemed my birth dark.

I was meant to shine

But you shadowed my light.

I was meant to speak

But you muffled my voice.

I was meant to walk ahead

But you pulled me back.

I am the goddess of might

But you saw me as a weakness.

And on my birth

As I cried,

Through the cries of another woman

You eluded the woman that I was.