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When they said…

They said she should be beautiful and when she looked herself in mirror, she saw the power of a pretty face, long hair and alluring body.
By Aarati Baral

Photo Courtesy:Mirror


They said she should be beautiful

and when she looked herself in mirror,

she saw the power of a pretty face,

long hair and alluring body.


They said she should be proper 

and when she observed  her behaviors,

she felt how moral, ethical and 

socially acceptable they were. 


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They said she should be patient

and when she waited for marriage,

she found how precise it was to

surrender herself to the one she didn't know. 


They said she should be able to conceive 

and when she gave birth to a child, 

she realized the struggle of menstrual cramps and essence of being a woman. 


They said she should be responsible 

and when she worked to make her family happy,

she found being praised 

and accepted by everyone. 


They said she should be sacrificing

and when she saw the death of her husband,

she gave up the color red along with her happiness and interests. 


They said she should be submissive

and when she couldn't revolt against it,

she obeyed the things that they said

and the nature was conveyed to other generations. 


They said, said, said and said. 

and when she carried those tags accordingly

one day she realized how she was used by them

Then each day she revolted, every single day she rebelled. 


Still she is carrying several tags and rising against them.

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