I Will Rise

Rajul Kumta

Monday, March 8, 2021

They told me to cook
They told me to clean
Pull down your veil
Your face should never be seen

Be a teacher, homemaker
Why get into Sales?
You will be the culprit
If your marriage ever fails

Hush! Don't tell that
You were burnt by your in laws
Society will point fingers,
Condemn you, talk about your flaws

Don't act smart
You can never match a man
We stay blindfolded though we know
You can do more than he can

Enough is said
Enough is done
I don't choose tears
I will rise... rise like the sun

I stepped out,
I'm not scared anymore
No one can hold me back
I have to settle some scores

I'm standing on my feet
I'm standing tall
Unshaken by pseudo relationships
Good or evil, whatever shall befall

Your hatred was my ladder
Your curses hoisted me to the peak
No praise, no sympathy, no accolades
From anyone, I seek

I am my strength (Shakti)
I am my wisdom (Saraswati)
I am my protector (Kali)
No one can defy this reality
Today, each day, I celebrate the Goddess in me.

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