Woman of war, Woman of beauty

There is a fight in her

And like the night king, she brings the storm

She’s not just about beauty and roses

There’s a mark that she carries.

Some call it a scar, others an ugly thing

But to her, they tell a story

The tales of the things she has been through

The long dark nights

And the pains she still nurse.

O woman of beauty,

Will you bless my screen with a picture of your beauty?

Will you take up residence on my phone?

Precisely on my call logs

Cos it is you I want to be talking to.

It’s not just your beauty that strikes me

But the courage with which you handle life

The sensibility you have found against all the odds.

You have been marginalized, bruised and treated as second best

And history, to be honest has not told your story sincerely.

But every day, I see you take up reason

Reason not to give up, and not faint

Reason to love and not hate

Reason against their labels and objectification

Reason to thrive and not struggle

Reason to believe that this world can be many things to you,

But it is definitely not set up for your failure

And there is really no limits you can’t exceed.

I see you

And I hear you.

You are a skillful member of our society

An integral makeup of our DNA

You don’t just serve a man’s needs

You are a multiplier

And the way you multiply everything in your care is truly amazing

So amazing that all the science in this world

Cannot understand it

That’s why we talk so little about it.

But you are seen and you are heard

All through history

And even now!

Take your pick

The world is yours!

Your fight is not against stigmatization and stereotypes

Rather it is for the revelation

Of who you truly are

A person of beauty

And a warrior.

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