I'Ll Rise

Men are born to be rich ,
Are born to be great ,
Are born to be historic ,
But why is a girl born to be an obstacle ?

They call themselves superior ,
They call themselves great ,
And when it comes to us ,
they see us only with hate.

They denied our education ,
They denied our profession ,
They snatched all our rights ,
and then made there life's bright .

They want to see us broken ,
Bowed heads and lowered eyes ,
Shoulders falling down with tears ,
weakened by our soulful cries .

But they may shoot me with their words ,
They may cut me with their eyes ,
They may kill me with their hatefulness ,
But still , like air , I'll rise.

I'll rise and I'll fight for what I deserve ,
for what is mine ,
for what is ours.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Singh Rawat  Avatar
March 25, 2023 at 12:22 AM
In this fight we need to be on the right end so in which end are you.
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