Women's Day: Waheeda Hussain

Waheeda Hussain

Waheeda Hussain is a blogger and a bilingual poet from Jabalpur, India. She is a Senior School teacher by profession. She has a passion for writing short stories and poetry. She has co-authored 25 national and international anthologies and authored two poetry books. Mend My Broken Wings and Echoes of Eternity. She is also the editor of two poetry collections "Shajar Ke Chaon Tale- The Poets Scribbles" and " Breaking the Shackles,”. 

Holding Back

What holds you back?

What holds you back dear girl?

Is it the fear of the crumbling walls,

By the ferocious winds hounding?

What holds you back dear girl?

Is it the fear of filling your entire spirit with dry spell,

By stormy dust raging?

What holds you back dear girl?

Is it the fear of breaking your inner self,

With volcanoes erupting?

What holds you back dear girl?

Is it the fear of freezing your heart 

By the snowsquall awaiting?

Soon the wind will calm down 

The stormy dust will subside.

The oceans will come to its original demeanour.

The snowsquall will give way to a sunny day.

Before your fear takes root and manifest itself,

Rise up and march ahead,

Do not hold yourself dear girl.

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Setu, March 2025