Burqa War Poem by Dr. Yogesh Sharma

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati;
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Shraddhanand,
Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther;
Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu,
All found veil on women,
As symbol of in-equality and regression;
Declared veil as an evil and oppression.
Expressed care and concern for women,
With cool head and to people with warm heart,
All here are part of one family,
Equality and freedom make big difference in life.

But modern Indian secular Neros,
From Raja Digvijay Singh to Rajeev Shukla;
Shashi Throor to Nitish Kumar;
Mamta Benerjee to Mayawati;
All endorse veil on women as virtuous,
Progressive, moderate and liberal.
I would like to apologize, for a crime so great
As they are ignorant or selfish,
What is my sister’s sin or crime?
That she has to hide herself,
And it demands punishment severe.

She is not at fault for she chromosomes,
It was not her choice to IC with XY or XX.
XY runs hot in the streets and lanes not XX,
Male Allah did not make my breast flat,
Made my hips curved and flashy,
So why should I hide my body dazzling,
If scoundrels gaze my gleaming face and body.
Rogues put on burqa for crude passes,
Lips silent may avoid many problems,
Lips smiling may solve many problems,
For my presence in the public space, not to pounce on me.

I am not a toy to be played with evil in eye,
I do not know what sex all about is,
But all want to have only sex, sex and sex;
Why should I apologies if the devil in you is provoked.
Every time I breathe in open I apologize for demanding,
That my sisters get open air and equal rights,
Because I am also a creation of the same God,
It was not my fault But His or His ugly sons.
O Attic figure! Fair attitude! With breed soft!
Of mischievous men and maidens overwrought,
Then why to wrap me in a dark world?