An Ode to Woman

Dear Woman,

.

You are an epitome of love and grace,

Roles so many you ardently embrace,

Your patience is tested time and again,

You handle them all with a smile on your face,

A multitude of masks you adorn to please the people around you.

Sacrificing your dreams so many,

But Alas! A judgmental world you encounter day after day.

As you perform your fine balancing act,

A few mock at all your flaws

Humiliating you for being far from perfect,

You are constricted into a quagmire of unwritten laws,

Your arduous journey takes you through meandering curves and formidable tunnels

Trying to drown you into a bottomless abyss,

But you brave the brumous skies, tempestuous winds and the unkind miles,

And like a phoenix, you arise from the flames of cruelty that engulf you….

You glisten with a heart of shimmering gold,

Wings of fire with which you soar high,

An armored shield of resilience,

A sword sculpted with your grit and fortitude

Yards of experiences and patience as your cape

And finally adorning one mask that truly belongs to you – the mask of a superwoman

You proudly proclaim- “ I can be both hell fire and holy water”.

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Picture Credits: Matthieu Petel( Unsplash)

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26 responses to “An Ode to Woman”

  1. I can be both hell fire and holy water. Powerfully said. Well done, dear Gowri

  2. A wonderful ode, Gowri. Love the powerful last line. Beautifully written poem. 💚

  3. Beautiful poem Gowri with such a powerful ending ❤️💚

  4. Beautiful poem, dear Gowri 💚💚 Loved the last line💚💚

  5. The last line was too good!

  6. What a power-packed verse Gowri. Loved it💚💚

  7. Such an apt concluding line!

  8. Wow beautifully penned just love flow of words, bravo to womanpower.

  9. Beautifully written Gowri

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