A Woman
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
Brilliant
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