The Plight Of Being A Woman Poem by Chitra Bisht

Tis you who begets life
But they dictate the lines

Of howz and whyz
Of tribulations and trials

Trapping you
with endless rules
Baiting you
with societal norms

Menstruation is taboo
Isolate till you're pure
Abortion is evil
Avoid, even if fatal

Bearing girls
so unfortunate
Not bearing kids
curse to mate

A victim of rape
Must have seduced
Seeking divorce
Pervert, a whore

Your body
why their rules?
Why always treated
like dumb mules

Patriarchy demands
total subservience
Complete dominance
on every sense

Never did women
chose to bleed
to be dominated
or to breed

Tis time all you girls, raise voice
Your body, your choice