Who is a woman?
Is she just a wife
One who provides life?
Or a mere observer
Who sustains everyone forever?
Woman are bold
They protect men from the cold
By tending to the flames
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 born
He is smiled upon
Finally a real heir to the family
Who can extend the family tree!
Women are bound by rules
Like they're a set of fools
They're thrust in a cage
Until they're of age
To be married off to a stranger
Who adds to the family name!
They aren't sent to schools
But they're considered fools
They're apparently a waste of money
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 revealing
Men see it as appealing
They see it as an excuse to rape
What are we supposed to do?
Cover ourselves with a cape?
Let us make something clear
Women are not objects
Women are not playthings
Women are not fools
We are women, we are strong,
We are bold, we are fire
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