We Are The Foundation. Don'T Weaken It.. Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

We Are The Foundation. Don'T Weaken It..

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We are the Indian women,
Invisibly chained in hands,
Legs, hearts and even in necks,
The whip is held with the oppressors,
Who whip us in words and looks,
We are the followers of Manu,
Who wrote the duties of the women,
And insulted women as the incapable,
We have to be under the care of our men,
All our life, tied us with them in the name,
Of love, our feelings are suppressed,
Our intention and ideas never heard,
We are never allowed to be drifted out,
Though the women leaders are around,
We can be seen in the fields with hardened palms,
We are at the factories, sewing and operating,
Many of us in front of Monitors hitting the keys,
Most of us in the kitchen preparing the meals,
We are exposed to the modern world and thoughts,
The chains are strong enough to hold us planted,
Looking at our spouse and the children is the pleasure,
Where ever we sit in the day time stages require,
Stepping out the threshold of our honest culture,
Is still hard and it may be maintained as it is,
As soon as our Men change their mind set,
To fulfill our emotional and societal needs,
Treat us with respect, as we are the economic reviver,
Don't torture us for you have various complexes,
We are the future as we were in the past,
We are no more puppets, though we like the strings,
Please don't let us to let you down in despair and shame.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Owain Glyn 17 December 2012

You have captured the essence of women perfectly. 'never drill holes in the pot you use to cook dinner'

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