You stand stark
Tall, unflinching and defiant
Against a canvas of menstrual red
That heralds the coming of your womanhood
That lures the hyenas and human wolves
That seeks to turn your beauty into shame
You stand stark
Tall, unflinching and defiant
Against a canvas of vermillon red
That swaps maidenhood for matrimonial shackles
That enslaves you in the prison of expectations
That moulds you into a diety of domesticity
You stand stark
Tall, unflinching and defiant
Against a canvas of funeral pyre red
That releases your soul from its body cage
That burns with equal zeal your vices and virtues
That turns your imperfections into memories of perfection
You stand stark
Tall, unflinching and defiant
Since the beginning of time
Your spirit indomitable
Your heart unconquered
A woman always and forever
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