Best Poems Written by Avantika Sharma

Feather Swords

What are you afraid of
Look in their eyes
For now it's time 
You've been soft for too long

Head on her knees
Arms wrapped around her legs
And just like a prisoner 
For freedom she begs

For a moment they pray
The other she turns to prey
If she doesn't marry, she's faulty 
For crimes she never did she's guilty

Each day every day she crumbles
Every step she takes she fumbles 
Her lips are like sharp sword
But she's forced to never say a word

Taught to be humble, always calm
It's the way you live without any harm
But when they've lost all the humanity 
Why are you afraid to do the same 

When they've abused all their right
Why are you afraid to still fight
What do you have left to lose 
Why do you fear

You can steal words, not ideas
You can steal moments, not feelings
If they do then let them
For they can steal bodies, not souls

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