Sunday, August 30, 2020

Surrender



A broken strap, 

She holds her breasts back.

Boys check her like a meat

Though she gets back to the beat.




Running late for Work

She jumps onto the first bus

Heels waking up the office

She trembles to the notice


Walking sideways 


Avoiding occupied bays


She acted like a Novice.



Eyes rummaging her sanctity,



Was it her number or singularity?

Walking into that cabin,
She heard herself shuddering.
Of Colleagues, Seniors & House Keeping
She hunted for that perfect hiding.

She ruffled her fears & made the noise

People called it Impatience', she called it Voice.

Her neat notes, her loyalty
Her presentations maintained anonymity,

Her hardships turned pale

Fake concern in charity?



Day 2 of her life:

Waiting by the bus stop
She brushes her nails

Sharpens them actually

Hair untucked to neckline,

Bag transferred to front,

She chooses a darker Subway.

A day older,
She thinks she's smarter,
Finding a Blouse that's looser
She pushes the Red lipstick to last drawer...

Walking by the widest street
She decodes the reality,
It's neither her degree
Nor the sanity
It's not even her spirits
Never her popularity
Her existence was the trigger
Her curls, her blusher
She understood her waters
Indeed,
It is the shirt that matters.

- A Girl at Work