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A poem which narrates the journey of a woman who wanted to fly no matter what!
She was born in a family of rude men,
Where men had the habit of hurting women.
They do not want their women to know that they have wings
So, that they can never fly!
Resigning to the patriarchal thoughts,
Women choose to do household chores,
On one side men used to have party,
On the other side, women used to toil in the kitchen cooking non-veg for them!
This new born was not happy with her home
She had the desire to fly,
But, she was threatened if she will-
She will be killed.
She was fearful,
Doubtful of her capability,
She dropped the idea to fly.
Life was going
But, she was unhappy deep down
As her heart wanted her to fly!
She tried,
Finally, took a short flight.
Soon the men got to know
She is flying,
They thought marrying her
Would be a good way to chop her wings,
Thus, marriage came into the picture.
Now, the training period started-
She was given advice to cook,
She was given advice to adjust.
She did what her parents wanted
For a while,
But, soon realizing that this is not her heart’s voice
She got away from the stupid men.
And headed to her nest
In solitude, she practiced to fly!
In her attempts, she fell down
It was risky
But, she knew
She had to play this gamble
For her inner happiness.
Thus, she attempted
And took her flight!
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