Today and Tomorrow

Today and Tomorrow

Today, 

I feel threatened!

my thoughts suppressed,

my expression quietened,

my existence endangered,

my body raped,

my soul hurt,

my ego bullied,

my respect compromised,

my confidence belittled,

my pride ignored,

my love rebuked,

my care snubbed….

This was today!

Tomorrow,

I shine brighter,

because I move on!

I refuse to be the victim,

I refuse to be the ‘sufferer’

I refuse to be a ghost,

I refuse to play lost!

I question,

I reason,

I imagine,

I dream,

I plan,

I think,

I comprehend,

I articulate,

I express,

to live,

for my identity!

Tanzila