‘Pure,’ they say,
‘A woman must be pure.’
Untouched by any other man,
That’s reserved only for her husband.
‘Skilled,’ they say,
‘A woman must be skilled.’
An expert in all household chores,
Prefect to move into her husband’s home.
‘Soft,’ they say,
‘A woman must be soft.‘
Never voicing a word of objection,
Quiet and humble, even when she’s trampled.
‘Pretty,’ they say,
‘A woman must be pretty.‘
Put on all the make-up in the world,
Conceal the blemishes, scars, the true beauty.
‘Employed,’ they say,
‘A woman must be employed.’
Not draining a man’s income,
But earn lesser, you can’t injure a man’s ego.
‘Independent,’ they say,
‘A woman must be independent.’
But the whole house can be dependent on her,
Be it office or home, she has to excel at both.
‘Don’t give a damn,’ I say,
‘A woman must be who she wants to be.’
Spread your wings, chase you dreams,
You write your own destiny!
Wonderful
Thank you so much Haroon!
This is so good!! Do posts more poetry like this because I love reading them 🔥
Thank you so much journey_bacon! I’ll definitely write more poetry like this. Afterall, I write what I feel about and what my readers like to read.
Since you like this, you might also like my other poems, do check them out.
Lot of love to you! Comments like this gives me direction and inspiration. Thank you so much!
can i request if i can share this post onto my blog site? would like to categorize it as one of my favourite posts 🙂
Sure! It’d be amazing ❣️
Thank you so much 💕
Reblogged this on Carb-Free Potato and commented:
Poem suggests the “idealistic” goal of what a woman should be like and the effect of societal norms #well-written 🙂
There is no difference of gender, caste or class. What humanbeing is need quality in character.
Yep! True❣️
Well said.
Thank you so much 💕
remarkable 😔
Thank you so much Rishabh ❣️
Reblogged this on thoughtsdreamslife and commented:
Loved the thought…very well written!!
very well written…Loved it! Re blogged it 🙂
Thanks a million Mitali. I’m so honored that you found my poem worthy of being reblogged. 🙈🙈🙈🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗🥰🥰 Have a beautiful day ❣️