Why I am tied tightly in chains,
Is it to increase my anguish and pains
I’ve always been bound by traditions
I dared not, ever, indulge in sedition
In this society the patriarchy reigns
And against women bias it maintains
I accepted it all this sans any complaint
I’ve always been so meek and obedient
This bondage makes me sad and furious
I will defy this injustice and I am serious
Hell hath no fury as an angry lass
So I resolved to show them my real class
I tried and found the chains very fragile
And wondered why I waited all this while
Changing my aptitude and my style
I have become tough, I’m no more docile
Sudha Dixit
~Bangalore, India