YES, I AM A WOMAN BY RASHMI SINGH (Poet,Author,Writer)

 

HER POSTMORTEM AFTER TWO DAYS?

SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE? WHY WAS SHE NUDE THEN?

Every day I lose a part of my heart because of the heinous crimes committed on women When I see the abused body of acid survivors, I cant believe , we are living in a world of humans! Who has given you the right?

 Heinous rapes of very small girls, working females, and also within the four-walls of homes, break my heart! At times, I am ashamed of myself as being born as a woman. When you raise your voice against atrocities, people say, 'send you husband, we will not talk to you!' I am dumbfound! A blatant gender discrimination is deeply embedded in the murky layers of our society.Ladies are still not given their due rights and respect. I have seen lady Panchayat Heads, waiting for their husbands before they take any decision- means they are just the rubber stamps?  I seriously feel can't do anything but just sit back and gape! Where are we going to? Where is the society heading to?

 Despite all the shameful incidents, I still have faith in God-I still believe this pain will one day evaporate.I still feel  women will be soon given their due... 

 

 

 Yes, I am a WOMAN

I am a woman

I am 'She'

I am 'Her'

I am 'you'

I am a WOMAN

I am 'the sister'

I am 'the mother'

I am 'the daughter'

I am 'the wife'

I am 'the mistress'

I am 'the devdasi!!'

 

I am a WOMAN

I am 'the Himalaya'

 I Endure-

The toughest climate of life

I am 'the ocean'

I bear the tumult and tortures of life

I am 'the sea-'

I nurture pearls in my womb

I have 'the mettle'

I have 'the power'

I have 'the will'

I have 'the fortitude'

Substance, Sturdiness, Soundness

Run in my blood

I am 'the creation'

I am 'the Shrishti'

I am a WOMAN

Give me respect

Give me right

Give me roots

You set me on flames?

You shave my hair?

You demean my body?

Have you forgotten-

This body is your mother?

I AM THE DURGA, I AM THE KALI

I rise from ashes

I am the phoenix

I am here to stay

I am here to nurture

I am here to grow...

I am here to give birth!

I give birth to power

I give birth to strength

You throw acids on me?

You scar my soul?

You pull me by my hair

And drag me in public?

You forget your existence?

I am 'the stree'

Let me blossom, lest you shall 'wither'

I am the Banyan Tree

Do not mess  with me- do not strangulate yourselves

in my roots!

Every strand of my hair pulled-

will choke you to doom.

Every part of my body burnt

will resound as your karma

and  send you to doom on the Judgement Day

Because

I AM THE DURGA-I AM THE KALI!    

Rashmi Singh

Poet, Author, Writer