patriarchy – Unsaid Words

You were yelled at all the time
There will always be a reason for their rage.
Have a good look around and analyze
They are always there to show you “your place”.

They have witnessed your suffering
Your agonizing screams, your burnt face.
And then accused your clothes
your confidence, and your “modern” ways.

From taking birth to giving one – everything is controlled.
Your mere existence on this earth, sucks even more…
When for a larger part of your life,
you were made to believe you were untouchable and impure.

Even if you did something wrong
Know that you were never worth the hate.
They shouldn’t have caged you to pay the price
Your freedom is not for them to calculate.

“How dare you share the things I did to you”
“How dare you disclose the things I said”
Just like this they prove they are guilty
Don’t be afraid to raise your voice fearing they will get mad.

Recognize when them leading the way becomes
a sign of dominance in the name of care.
Learn to see what’s in front of you
Excuses for them will only push you towards despair.

Wishing you today they will be there in the crowd
They will roam fearless; they don’t need a mask.
Please do yourself a favor and don’t give them another chance
To be treated like a human, is sometimes too much to ask.

I am often told “Things that doesn’t happen to you
shouldn’t be your concern”.
I guess that’s the reason why victims remain traumatized
while culprit never suffers.

It’s painful to see your wounds
I guess physically you were not that strong.
But the child in you is still kind
I guess that’s the one thing where you can never go wrong.

Keep moving and have faith in yourself
It’s the most beautiful thing you can find.
A space that no one can invade
Your hopeful heart and your peace of mind.

Mind of Misogyny

Never strive to live a life, you are born to serve.
Learn only the things that we think you deserve.
Speak to please people, not for the truth.
You are the youngest, behave like one should.
You are being so difficult, you are being so mean.
this isn’t how a girl should behave when she turns sixteen.
Enough of the girl who is disobedient, thankless and freak.
We will make sure you remain powerless and weak.
Take the responsibility, that we will push down on you.
Smile bright while you do that, else what will other people say about you.
Your existence becomes hell, when you don’t comply.
You are not needed anymore, good girls are not supposed to pry.
Your voice should be meek, don’t try to be tough.
You don’t understand anything better than us.
Show compassion to others at all costs.
It’s selfish of you to care for your own sanity the most.
Now you are just being unreasonable, and insensitive too.
Everyone else does it, why is it so traumatic for you.
We don’t have any logic, but this is how it is supposed to work.
You are just complaining because you are determined to get all the perks.
There is a system for everything, and this one suits us well.
We get to dominate and then joke around how wives make our lives hell.
God created us different for a reason, you should never have got the nerve.
Admit that you are not born to raise your voice, you are born to just serve.