Unwanted Girl Child

Out of the womb I slip
In fluids and blood I drip
The umbilical cord has a snip
My pulse does a skip

Hands all over me grip
In hope and faith I dip
But why do I sense a rip
My soul just had a strip

'Not a girl!' - on someone's lip
My heart feels a sharp nip
Worse than a leather whip
Sorry I did not gyp

My gender I cannot flip
I'm hungry, I need a sip
But I lay unwanted on this trip
Yes, I lay unwanted on this trip!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Kaur Avatar
February 4, 2016 at 10:54 AM
Sima ji,I appreciate how nicely you have composed this around a very significant theme.
Mittal Avatar
August 18, 2016 at 1:11 PM
Thanks...
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