We are the Indian women, <br />Invisibly chained in hands, <br />Legs, hearts and even in necks, <br />The whip is held with the oppressors, <br />Who whip us in words and looks, <br />We are the followers of Manu, <br />Who wrote the duties of the women, <br />And insulted women as the incapable, <br />We have to be under the care of our men, <br />All our life, tied us with them in the name, <br />Of love, our feelings are suppressed, <br />Our intention and ideas never heard, <br />We are never allowed to be drifted out, <br />Though the women leaders are around, <br />We can be seen in the fields with hardened palms, <br />We are at the factories, sewing and operating, <br />Many of us in front of Monitors hitting the keys, <br />Most of us in the kitchen preparing the meals, <br />We are exposed to the modern world and thoughts, <br />The chains are strong enough to hold us planted, <br />Looking at our spouse and the children is the pleasure, <br />Where ever we sit in the day time stages require, <br />Stepping out the threshold of our honest culture, <br />Is still hard and it may be maintained as it is, <br />As soon as our Men change their mind set, <br />To fulfill our emotional and societal needs, <br />Treat us with respect, as we are the economic reviver, <br />Don't torture us for you have various complexes, <br />We are the future as we were in the past, <br />We are no more puppets, though we like the strings, <br />Please don't let us to let you down in despair and shame.<br /><br />veeraiyah subbulakshmi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-are-the-foundation-don-t-weaken-it/
