A poem on Women – What have I wronged?

What have I wronged?

To be born in a nation

Full of men,

Proud and without any emotions

 

Men of honor and strength

They say

But rarely do I find

Either of them

 

Is it wrong to be a woman?

And have a voice

To have a mind

But not raise my voice

 

Why did I take birth?

In this country

Which is full of my mother’s miseries

And my sisters worry

 

 

 

What is so wrong in being a woman?

And not a man

Why do we prefer the other sex?

Soo much for what

 

If I can’t talk and express

The fools will be considered

The smart ones

After all

 

Why can’t I follow my heart?

Without any restrictions

Why is it me

Who has to give explanations?

 

I am just a mere object

For men

Of beauty and interest at first

And nothing by the end

 

Anger and frustration

Is vent out on me

How do I feel??

Why would they ever think?

 

Men are strong and practical

Of course!!

Then why is a woman

Their emotional anchor

 

Patience and humbleness

We have much more

Then what is it that

You are triumphant about??

 

Integrity and respect

Are words with no meaning to you

It’s pretty obvious

From each and every aspect of yours

 

In front of the society

A nice show you put

Saying “I love her so much”

Then where does it disappear

 

Does love mean

Disrespect and hurtful behavior

To you

Coz that’s not what I was taught

 

What have I wronged?

In asking for love and respect

Why can’t I get it normally?

Is it too much of me to expect

 

What have men done

So right and great

To belittle me, insult

And fret…..

 

Am I wrong?

To think I’ve been wronged

Or is it wrong of you

To have wronged me

 

A woman is blamed

And wrong always

Who will account

For the way she is wronged.

 

– Anjani M Nautiyal