Dreams!

"She hides herself in clothes

Filled with holes, yet takes pride

In what she is beyond clothes inside

And, carries her head high

Despite feeling shy, and why not

For she knows it is revealing itself

Part of her flesh and skin peeking through

Despite wanting not to, or may be

Why care? For she cannot help it,

For she does not want to be stared at

With a sense of cowardice lust, or to be pitied

For she consider herself content,

For she sees a large hoarding right across

A naked girl wearing diamonds in her neck

And she does not even desire diamonds

But, her pride that she wears

It may not be able to decorate itself, but

It can certainly decide

Whether to take sides, or

Remain at sidelines, ignored

To watch them watch her

Being a mere spectator

Dumb and deaf, as she is supposed to be

And, clap upon their claim of understanding

Over what she might be in need of, alas!

And as the dusk approaches

She stitches herself a gown of life

Patched with hopes, and wears it

As evening wears darkness

For what else she could hold on to, where

Everyone else is adamant to remind her

Of her half-clothed body, and eclipsed dreams."

By: Praveen Parasar

Date: 29/08/2015