“A Girl” – Poem
By Qamreen
I was tired of being called a girl
I was disappointed of being rejected as a girl
I was cut by their bitter words
I was killed by their brutal eyes
I was haunted by their offensive mouths
I was ridiculed by their stares like of a hound
I was tired of being called a girl
I was disappointed of being rejected as a girl
They poised me as if to pounce
They caged me as if to shield
They confined me as if to protect
I was tired of being called a girl
I was disappointed of being rejected as a girl
My existence was snipped by a scissor
My competence was spoiled by limitation
My dream was shattered by accusation
But I never give up
But I never give up
I rise like a moon from the dark
I rise like a sun from the clouds
I rise like the tides of river
With high spirits, dreaming above sky
My tears took the shape of pearls
My cries took the shape of laughs
My dark life took the shape of splendid life
Now I am happy to be called a girl.