I long for a world
Where my mothers and sisters
Need not fear the lecherous stare
Of men unknown.
For you say that
Women are deities, nature and what not,
Yet, you never mean it.
I long for a world
Where temples are not stormed by
Frays of blood and hate.
For you say that we are mankind in oneness,
Without labels of religion or caste,
Yet, you brawl to institute
Your gods and rituals
Over the others.
I long for a world
Without prejudices
Over the shade of my skin,
The gods I worship
Or the gender I love.
And it's disheartening
That this longing,
In all likelihood,
Is ceaseless.
The poetess is a II PUC Science student based in Mangaluru. Her interests include art journaling, writing, and painting.
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Miss sanjana i m really bored of this poet can u pls write new one to send my depression out of this world.
May her dreams come true; but Sanjana don’t be disheartened, you just shine bright and spread the light and leave the dark and dismal behind.
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