
Who is a woman?
Is she just a wife
One who provides life?
Or a mere observerÂ
Who sustains everyone forever?
Woman are boldÂ
They protect men from the coldÂ
By tending to the flamesÂ
While men play their games
But is this all they are?
Made to watch from afar?
When a girl is born
She is scoffed upon
When a boy is bornÂ
He is smiled uponÂ
Finally a real heir to the family
Who can extend the family tree!
Women are bound by rules
Like they're a set of foolsÂ
They're thrust in a cageÂ
Until they're of age
To be married off to a strangerÂ
Who adds to the family name!
They aren't sent to schools
But they're considered fools
They're apparently a waste of moneyÂ
The clothes they wear are "funny"
But they don't understand that
No matter what clothes we wear
It doesn't allow them to stare!
If women wear something revealingÂ
Men see it as appealingÂ
They see it as an excuse to rapeÂ
What are we supposed to do?
Cover ourselves with a cape?
Let us make something clearÂ
Women are not objectsÂ
Women are not playthings
Women are not fools
We are women, we are strong,
We are bold, we are fireÂ
Don't anger us in any way
Unless you want to be thrown away
You may dance around the flames
But we are the flames.
We keep the earth warm
We give the earth a form
We're much more than you think
We can prove it before you blink.
~Akshaya