Exclusive: Best of Women Poetry: Edited by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy
BLOOMING
UNFETTERED
I walk in beauty, blooming unfettered,
basking in my femininity; glowing,
flowing freely. I often slow down,
frowning at the world’s entrenched prejudices.
But, fragility, my name definitely is not.
Yes, I often burst a fuse, am pathetically confused,
amused at myself as I froth and fume,
but at work, can be a hard task master,
blasting slothful workers and pathetic shirkers,
perking up at the sight of a kite flying, untethered
But, fragility, my name definitely is not.
In my femininity, I revel, although bedeviled by pitfalls,
I walk with a well- earned swagger; often stagger,
bogged
by diffidence, cocking a snook at stereotypes.
When I totter on stilettoes, I do not panic,
but goad myself onwards on the potholed road
gaining a surefootedness; weaknesses I have many,
but, fragility, my name definitely is not.
When I totter on stilettoes, I do not panic,
but goad myself onwards on the potholed road
gaining a surefootedness; weaknesses I have many,
but, fragility, my name definitely is not.
In
the kitchen, I love to cook up a storm and also some stew.
I am not a damsel in distress, but, believe me, I need my man too.
Many a time, I melt into a puddle of untrammeled warmth,
clinging to my inherent tactility, I shine like a star.
Nothing bizarre, but I revel in my power.
The power of a woman! The exceptional woman.
I am not a damsel in distress, but, believe me, I need my man too.
Many a time, I melt into a puddle of untrammeled warmth,
clinging to my inherent tactility, I shine like a star.
Nothing bizarre, but I revel in my power.
The power of a woman! The exceptional woman.
Best of Women Poetry -2020 :: Setu, March 2020
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