This is an attempt to show that how even the well off girls face discrimination and mockery at almost daily basis and the spirit that is alive within each girl.

1. The journey on thorns

2. Hello.
I am a girl.
My name, my face
does not matter. I
merely belong to
weaker sex of this
male dominated
society.

3. There was a time I
enjoyed the status
of goddess
There was a time I
was considered lowest
of the lowly.

5. And new are the ways of exploitation
and discrimination…

6. My body is more
important than my
work.
My feelings are
invisible in front
of my figure.

7. If I am a housewife, I
don’t understand what it
takes to work like a dog!
If I am in a job, it has
got to my head and I am
too bigheaded to enjoy
anything!

8. In a third world
country, I am a fool
to ascertain my
rights.
In a developed
nation, I abuse
my rights.

9. If I am ditched, I am
just a tragedy queen who
needs a box of tissues at
hand.
If I move out of a
relationship, I am just
a heartbreaking wretch.

10. If I wont let anyone
come close, I am just
a big-time tease.
If I do allow
people, I am just
another sleep
around.

11. If I am a
brunette, I am
just a plain
girl.
If I am blonde, I
have no brains. I am
the subject of all
jokes.

12. If I am quite, my
beauty has gone
to my head.
If I am vocal, I
am another typical
gossip freak.

13. If I accept things, I am
too weak to stand and
fight even for myself.
If I protest, I think I
can change the world
by being a rebel all the
time.

14. When I am cheated
upon, its what all the
guys do. I ought to
forget.
If I have some other
close friend, I am a
never satisfied witch who
deserves all the foul
names in the world.

15. When I am
beaten, its no big
deal. I should learn
to forgive.
If I loose my
temper, I am the
reason behind all the
miseries of a man.

16. I cant take decisions
because my heart
rules my mind.
But I can handle all the
stress because I am
emotionally strong.

17. If I am unsuccessful, its
simply because beauty
does not come with
brains.
If I am a great success, its
because of my inherent
ability of manipulating people.

18. If I drive my own
car
Whatever I
do
Or whatever I fail to
do
Or if I know nothing about
cars

19. But I have had it
now.
My pain has
surpassed my
endurance limit
This is the end of
it all.

20. I give up
being a
girl.
I say no
to all
that
binds me.

21. No! I am not
dying. I am just
putting an end to
being a girl.
From now on I’ll
be …no
matter what it
takes or how long
it takes.

22. I say no to your
mockery, your
pity, your
reservations, you
r distrust in me.
I say no to all that
this society has for
me. God chose me
as the means of his
creation. And I will
justify his creation.

23. I do not need
any shoulder to
cry upon.
Neither shall I
let anyone put
me under
emotional
trauma again.

24. I will not be
molested again.
I will not be
forced into
anything.
I will not be
exploited.
I will not be taken
advantage of. I will not succumb to
anything now.

25. who has finally
decided to evolve from
being , no matter
how thorny the
journey is!
You think you know me?
Yes you do! I am alive in
that
lives. The only difference
is how and when the veil
is lifted.

26. Author’s Note:
• All over the world, some women face
major issues, devoid of the most basic
necessities and undergoing severely
inhumane treatment. This work does not
attempt to undermine their sufferings. It is
merely an effort to show that even the so
called successful n happy girls face
discrimination n mockery on almost daily
basis. Any inconvenience or disrespect to
any person or body is unintended and
deeply apologized for.
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