A Nirbhaya here, A Nirbhaya there

Surrounded by the hungry wolves, I am afraid to walk down the lane,

Please don’t touch me, I am just a human, but my requests fall in vain.

I was taught to be kind, gentle and sweet,

Was it because there were hungry wolves longing to eat?

I love to play on swings and roam in park,

But my parents don’t allow me after dark.

I love to dress up the way I like and have fun singing in the night,

But I refrain from my desires to not catch an ugly sight.

I never thought my father, my neighbor would rip me apart,

Did they not remember they lived in my heart?

The moment I entered the world, I was lucky to be born alive,

To have parents who loved a son and daughter alike.

I love to fly aeroplanes and striking goals in football,

Then why teaching is only career choice of my parents after all?

I wish to marry my love one day,

But why they say our caste comes into play?

Why my parents ask me to leave home one day,

Being a girl I am made to pay.

Why my in-laws call me outsider and my parents an outlander,

Making me feel like a homeless refugee punished for my gender.

Give me love and some share of your care,

And I will keep away your life from despair?  

I am the creator of life, your daughter, your wife,

All I want you is to shield me from all strife.