I was you, I was us and I was me.
I was born to get right equal to a He and a She.
But, I was disowned, I was abandoned ,
Of being sold and even thrown.
Because of the unique gift of life, gifted by God.
A 4500 years of Journey and a never ending battle,
It is just being done to get a respectful title.
From the age of playing to the age of ageing,
I was always taught
‘How not to love me”.
I have the brain, I have the heart.
I have the body , I have the emotions
So how was I not worthy of living and achieving anything ?
My Family disowns me,
Ny Friends laughs at me,
My society illtretard me.
Thus, I was taught yet again,
How not to love , how not to love me.
From an endless sleepless nights
To infinite number of breaking Mirror.
You made me to think again and again
It is so difficult to live in Between He and She.
I repeat , in between He and She.
From being honoroured by Rama
To being respected by Arjuna.
I was given love and acceptance
THEN?
Yes, there was presence of Humanity THEN?
I feel ashamed, I feel betrayed
I have no words to explain,
How much it pains,
When I feel SHAME in just saying my NAME.
I don’t ask for more, I don’t ask for less.
I just want to Know
Until when , I will be forced to
Live in SHAME?
Poem: Denial to Rise, the Neutral’s revolutionary…
Poetess: Mohini Tiwary
Painting: Empowerment
Artist: Keerthi Shanggar
