Woman, you should be a
girl soon!
Remember the time when rains meant
Jumping into puddles, splashing dirt
Getting wet, face upward welcoming sheets of water
And not looking for
umbrellas, removing clothes from balcony
Anxious about children
who are not at/yet home!!
Woman, you should be a
girl soon!
Remember the times when cinema meant
Popcorn, oily unhealthy savories,
Dressing up, first-day-first-show
And not preparing
dinner before leaving
Dozing off once the
film starts
Woman, you should be a
girl soon.
Remember the times when friends meant
Gossiping, bitching about your friends,
Swooning over Brad Pitt, discussing books
And not organizing a
tea party,
Matching chinaware,
talk about children’s academics
Woman, you should be a
girl soon.
Remember the times when shopping meant
Clothes, 49/99 jewelry, second-hand book shops
Smelling those books over the end of shopping coffee
With the inevitable masala dosa at Indian Coffee Board
And not groceries,
milk, uniforms, stationery
Gather all that is “on
sale”, plants, toiletry
Woman, you should be a
girl soon.
Remember the times when relaxing meant
Just jump on your bed, hammock, whatever
With a book in hand and turn off the world.
Not putting in so many
efforts, to finish chores
That you actually pass
out.
Woman, you should be a
girl soon.
And please remember your husband/lover fell in love with the
Girl , not the woman.
Woman, you should be the girl soon.
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