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Yes, it’s mutual
Nonetheless being women
we are far more vulnerable
Juggling many worlds
A well-groomed daughter
A doting sister
A favourite daughter-in-law
Home-maker wife and affectionate mother
Pheeeew! How many hats, one can don
Reincarnated...?
Resurrected...?
Nonetheless being women,
we are far more vulnerable
Lofty objectives to fulfil
Caring, endearing, tearful but smiling
Crying yet laughing
Perpetually at war to
preserve our individuality
And seeking solace in divinity
A great feat indeed
Along the road 'on guard'
Excusing... Slipping... Escaping
Just in time from the
Preying vultures, antelopes on prowl
Oh 'advances' of those
glib-tongued protectors
We have to keep an eye on
Protect our modesty and
yet not appear offended
Much less sound offending
Learn young to interpret gestures
Process post-haste those verbal
and not so verbal onslaughts
Jeering colleagues, ogling neighbours
'extra kind' fellow passengers, and
Leering seniors....
Yes! Being women
we are far more vulnerable. |
