Ennangal

Coffee the sneaky peaky Sleek sly cat of our home Cares a damn Does what she likes Goes where she wants Tames the lion of our house Wonder what she thinks Of us, of her fellow cats As she purrs along As she walks away indifferently As a haughty beauty As self centered one can be As I walk out of room As I pick myself up After crying my heart out I trip upon coffee Curled up awaiting me I know not what pulled her in But I tend to believe In her care, for there exists A kind soul that awaits To soothe me from sobs To console me out Her earnest looks Her rubs and meows Reaffirm she is family For family is unconditional For they stand together Amidst differences, through tough winds.

As I lazily scramble up for the day Thoughts linger on Women's day, Do I need this special day? Does this fit-in to my fervent gender equality claims? Do I need a special status for "her" in me?   I grew up cherishing "me", not necessarily "her" I love to earn my credit for "me", not for "her" I dissent gender based opportunities I acknowledge our gender differences I accept our strengths & weakness Some are "mine" and some are "hers"  I admire the diversity As I pedal up late to work  After chores, after supporting aged mom After checking on kid Amidst work follow-up on ……. After work, prepare dinner  After work, step-in for mom's absent cook… Questioning the finnicky me, my strong hold (chores) My apprehensions are answered   By design or by choice We women, have a common thread The thread to weave family with our hands This day is to cheer up for women To appreciate the juggler in each To sensitize ...

Fresh as a flower I stepped into wedlock  holding my friend’s hands I stepped into my ancestral home  I knew not their comfort zone zone of  wed locks within their zonal (village) zone that sets others outsiders The staunch comfort zone The strong aversion Limiting themselves,  closing eyes Unwilling to open Every trip to hometown I carry back  traces of my native Snacks & specials,  Also pricks of words!  After double decade Of marriage I am greeted with "Now you are more like us" I scream within & retort back,   "That’s bad I wish not to be"  For you lack fairness For you flock together Your bond is strong So is your blindness  Been screened with Biased eyes Biased mind  Abhorred views  Haven't deterred me This is my native,   my extended family,  I pick the cherries Drop the racist traits I belong here!  But I am rational  I will be me, Myself.