In a thousand of your smiles,
I measured my happiness
In a hundred nods
of your approbation,
My freedoms
In five words of
"Good girls don't do that"
I defined my limitations
With seven steps,
I traversed the journey
From girlhood to matrimony
In nine months,
I hollowed myself out
To make room,for a new life
To fill with the joy of motherhood
For a lifetime
I journey back and forth,
Acknowledging the smiles,
Craving approbation,
Challenging the limitations
Negotiating the definitions
Wondering,what it means
To be a woman.
--shubha
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