I cannot commit Because l am a woman I cannot what l will Because l am a woman I cannot bestow Because l do not own I cannot build relations Because l cannot fulfill I own all my house The way A maid can use the kitchen soap I smile, l laugh When that crown gives me the way Otherwise, he gulps all in a sway I cannot allow a cool gust of wind To touch my skin Lest my body should hold arrows like pins A tiny wish can cost us As heavy as an iron blows We hold up curtains, we build up girdles See the legends of disgrace and dominance beneath Ask no rights, claim not even one You will be no more a sister, a daughter or a wife. Mutbassum