for women everywhere

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October 11, 2017

for women everywhere …

they said she was opinionated.

they castigated her for not following the norm.

they dismissed her for being “loud-mouthed”.

they spoke disparagingly of her for flouting cultural, religious, sectarian narrow-minded claptrap.

they damned her for unclipping her wings, as she soared free into the open skies.

she is you.

and may you always be you …

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4 Comments:

k'skitchenchronicles

October 11, 2017 at 17:23

Those words hit you like me tornado, because although I know that the woman in question could also be me…but then the real mystery of a woman lies in the fact that she knows, yet she defies!!!
❤❤❤

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- Afzal Moolla
  
  October 11, 2017 at 17:25
  
  and may she always defy!
  
  All power to the women!
  
  The struggles continue the world over!
  
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  - k'skitchenchronicles
    
    October 11, 2017 at 19:40
    
    Absolutely ✊✊✊
    
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    - Afzal Moolla
      
      October 11, 2017 at 19:42
      
      ✊
      
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