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#Poetry. As a girl, I wasn't enough when I was born, neither was I enough at every stage of life. But today, I realise that I am. I am a woman, and I am enough!
#Poetry. As a girl, I wasn’t enough when I was born, neither was I enough at every stage of life. But today, I realise that I am. I am a woman, and I am enough!
I wasn’t enough, When I arrived, my mom cried She swallowed a gold leaf to produce her crown, a boy To fill in her humiliated heart, surge of deserved joy But then I arrived, my mom cried Pretty, healthy baby whose hair had curls But I wasn’t enough, I was a girl My existence unwanted, my choices rejected I treaded on a path holding my head high But that lane would accept coy cows who were shy The sanskari ones, frozen hearts, who existed or not, God knows? But in my veins, there were alive volcanoes I wasn’t enough, to be cast in their mould To behave in a pattern which was age old They pounced, they shouted, fingers pointed To break, destroy that element which makes me bold Shattered, scared, tamed, at last I followed their race Where the destination was unknown With fear in my heart, I got used and thrown Once again, trapped in their world, Where I wasn’t enough Each step was risky, trashy and rough And then That warm, cute bundle of joy arrived Who searched me, frantically all over? Who couldn’t stay away from me? For even an hour, my unabashed ruler My one month old daughter Who couldn’t even utter a word? Spoke to me in a language The language of faith, the language of love She birthed me as a mother Her eloquent eyes, her touch telling me “You are the only one mom, what I need” The lava within me transforms into tears Welled up, accumulated from years My heart becomes a mirror Crystal clear Reflecting a picture of a mother Who is enough, more than enough? The mother the creator Who has the power To enthuse HOPE in every sphere And now every fear This Mom is enough to conquer So let’s cheer! As I AM ENOUGH I am a Woman
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Meenakshi M. Singh is an author of three books “SOULFUL SYMPHONY”, “AAWAZ” and “I AM ENOUGH”- a poetic tribute to the strength of the woman. She is the founder of She The Shakti Inc., a read more...
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