I am a girl, with the truth in my eyes,
Eyeing challenges, ready to earn the prize,
But would I ever find, the truth in my voice,
When I say that equality can be achieved, if gender were a choice?
If I remain a girl, I cannot be flawed,
Going lengths for perfection, so that they won’t think I’m odd,
Taught to be beautiful, rather than bold,
To not express myself, just do as I’m told.
In a world of novels, I shall lead only romance,
Draw curtains on my skin, to avoid any foul glance,
To be flexible, sacrificing, in all aspects of life,
In opportunity, value, and strength; till I become someone’s wife.
If I were to change, and become transgender,
Then would this society treat me any better?
People would accuse me, strike me with swords,
Till ‘inhuman’ and ‘abnormal’ became common words.
Maybe I should have been born a man,
Expected to push down my feelings, to the bottom of a can,
Avoid my passion, if it’s termed ‘feminine’,
And lose in the race, of reputation and image, all my dreams, and the things I call mine.
My family taught me, to be tender but bold,
To express myself, and speak untold,
But perhaps they forgot to tell me, or were simply unaware,
That a fight between genders, can never be fair.
Yes, the differences exist, and not only in Biology,
But in ‘fight like a man’ and ‘act like a lady’,
So I will be a ‘they’, not a ‘he’ or a ‘she’,
And ask the world to make this change, in things as basic as children’s stories,
Because now I know, that the only way, to achieve true gender equality,
Is walking on the path, of humanity and unity.
Too Good!!
Simply superb. Right from the heart and an eye opener. This is going on since ages and needs to end. As a society we can do so much but again difference do exit. Keep it up Ria. Miles to go.
Hard truth, amazing Ria. I feel our grandmother era started to fight for a change, now are far better than what women in 18th 19th century, but still the new generation is need to bring in the change even better way. God bless you Ria be the change in your own way . We want to see better tomorrow for the future generation.
The writer has indeed captured the essence of a complex social issue in such a simple narration that even a child can read and understand . You hit the nail on the head when you say that classification into He or She and for that matter husband wife , mother daughter, Father son and so on takes away freedom of life . I am my own self , and no other is the truth .
Wonderful post and keep expressing Ria .
Beautifully written the truth
Such an inspirational poem. The writer has captured deep emotions and problems that are prevalent in our society unknowingly. Brilliant!
Amazing poem. We really need gender equality in our society and this poem explains and expresses the idea beautifully. Keep it up!
Amazingly written! It truly displays the status and the need for gender equality in our society.
This is really well written. You have spoken the truth. The best part is that you haven’t tried to sugar coat it. Beautifully written!
What an eye opener, this is I’ve read