Don't Tell Me
Apr 28, 2022
Story
Don’t tell me I am a daughter, lakshmi of the house,
When you think I am a burden
Don’t tell me I am a sister- the epitome of love
When I am killed in the name of Honor
Don’t tell me I am your love of life
When I am raped and abused
Don’t tell me I am a wife-the equal partner
When I am treated like a slave
Don’t tell me I am a mother— i am your GOD
When I am thrown in an elderly home by children
I am
Not a property to possess
Not honor of the family to be saved
Not a reproducing machine to procreate
Tell Me ….
Even if you are single,
Even if you are a widow
Even if you are a sex worker
Even if you are a Baanjh
Even if you are a lesbian
Even if you are disabled
TELL ME….
WE LOVE FOR WHAT YOU ARE
A HUMAN, A WOMAN
By- Kamayani Bali Mahabal