Dear Woman

O woman, dear woman!
How come you doubt yourself?
You, who have moved the skies and the mountains
You, who have reached the moon and the sun
You, who have loved unconditionally since time immemorial
and
have opened your heart to everything
Walking on the sand of time with
The pains of birthing, hormones and heartbreak
All very dear to you
Since they have etched memories on your soul
You are the black hole where all of the problems resolve
The Shakti to Shiva¹
The Radha to Krishna²
From you the eternal world starts
How come you doubt yourself?
O woman, dear woman!

1. The Power to the Protector (Hindu mythology has a huge reference to Lord Shiva whose better half Shakti
   completes him. Shakti means ‘power’, someone who is power to Shiva.) ↩︎
2. The Devoted to the Divine (Lord Krishna and goddess Radha’s love story is an epitome of love and sacrifice.) ↩︎

-Natasha Kalra is an avid reader, a hopeless poetess and an enthusiastic teacher. Presently working as a Faculty in the PG Department of English, GC Ropar, India.