A song of freedom

The 'second sex' lies ensconced in her little hood of shame,

"Free her", "Redeem her" of her inglorious past-

But all you do is try and tame

And measure the hemlines of her skirt to blame

And reason the leering meted out to her-alas!

She is a wild beast, ferocious in her fury,

Weak in her vulnerability;

So you laboriously get a law passed

On the pretext that women need protection

From the unruly mass!

The promises of justice

Slowly withers, perishes with time,

The shallow slogans voiced by hypocrites

Unfurls the farce, mocking all at once.

The shadows of lies doesn't fail to pass

By the lips of politicians pouting words of hope,

In spite of all pamphlets and journals published

Cruelty on women is every minute unleashed

With an air of defiance in regions remote.

Can you feel the air reeking

With the blood of innocent women?

Can you feel the torture and the pain

Of who create life and are worshiped even?

What you fail to comprehend is-

We are tired of all your hypothesis.

We don't need laws to protect our progeny,

We don't need your mute words of sympathy-

We cry out for our rights as individuals,

We demand you to be respectful-

Don't stifle us with your nonsense!

We aren't delicate or fragile,

Our education treats us equals-

We yearn to ring the bell for change

And heal the world, perverse and deranged,

Full of  lust and anger, that drives away sanity.

We here ring the bell,singing the song of humanity...

Can you feel the turn

Of the Wheels of Fortune?

Bringing in winds of transformation..

A hope of a generation's resurrection...

Beseeching mankind to practice Peace

Enabling womenfolk to live at ease.

P.S. This blog was in response to the contest -"Ring the Bell for IndiChange"

www.bellbajao.org