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Niharika Goel Poem
This might be an unpopular opinion
But I insist you skim through it
Give yourself some time to think
Your perspective might just shift.
There are girls who are caged and restricted
Daughters who are discriminated against and neglected
Young girls are told they ought to be good mothers and wives when they mature
As if marriage and household work are all they were born to endure.
It is not easy for them to break the norms
And pursue their passion whilst battling the storms
Yet they transcend all expectations and leave a mark despite the odds.
Now let us come to the little boy
Who was only handed cars and action figures as his toys
He will have to earn the bread, and for his family fend
Is what the society told him and even his friends.
Never was it conveyed that even his partner could share the load
And that there could be two people rowing the boat
The idea of his partner earning more than him
Was an alien concept, equivalent to a sin.
This constant pressure to become successful
To get a job and make money, became stressful
He has carried this baggage of expectations throughout his adulthood
Whether he is the ‘ideal man’ or just deserves to be overlooked.
Now I hope you understand
The fight was never women vs. men
Or even us vs. them
The common enemies are the social constructs and the constant judgement.
They have decided our boundaries, our responsibilities and even our fate
But whether we want to bow down to them, is the actual debate
So, let us thrive for a world where our gender does not decide our place in it
Whether you are a boy or girl shouldn’t matter as long as you have the grit.
But always remember that we are in this together
Because the fight was never women vs. men
The common enemies are the social constructs and the constant judgement.
Copyright © Niharika Goel | Year Posted 2021
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Niharika Goel Poem
The society has dictated us enough.
What a man should wear and what a woman can
How to dress and how one can’t
“That is not how girls dress!”
Is the society’s favourite stand.
“Boys don’t wear nail paint!”
Well tell that to Harry Styles
The world is finally changing for the better
But we still have to cover miles.
Not all fashionable men are gay
And not every girl who wears a button-down have to be a lesbian
And even if they are, it is not the society’s place to express dismay.
I don’t know if you are aware
But this is a new wave of change
You can no longer put us into boxes and tell us what to wear
Androgynous clothing has taken the world by storm
And the youth has been liberated
Defied all your norms.
Your brother can flaunt a skirt
And your sister can daunt a power suit and a checkered shirt
The gender-based clothing was a social construct
We have finally changed the rules
And the society no longer has authority to instruct.
Copyright © Niharika Goel | Year Posted 2021
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