to every woman facing the storm
of being unconfined to society's norms
to every woman who refuses to despair
and walk into her marriage unprepared
to every woman who makes a choice
to not have children, and raises her voice
in favour of those who want to do the same
but in the end, shoulder the blame.
to every woman chasing after her dreams
at the cost of her family's insecurities
to every woman who has been disowned
but has found the strength to build her own home
to every woman going out for a jog
in her Pumas and running shorts
in stark contrast to the salwar and shawl
that her parents insist she adorns
to every woman touched against her will
and is told to keep silent and sit still
but fights for her justice until the end
to ensure these crimes never happened again
to the women whose hearts you broke
to us, the heroes without a cloak
we, the women of diamonds and smoke
we take pride in being born to provoke.
we will fight for what is rightfully ours
and we will triumph.
~16/11/20202
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