I wanna wear my pride,

not impersonate manly stride.

Not equal were we born

Not equal were we adorn,

In our life, we face unequal tides,

So what equality do we strive?

I wanna wear my pride,

not impersonate manly stride.

To have a choice of my life,

And the life in me.

To endeavor my dream,

With the wife in me.

To stand for my right,

With the fight in me.

I wanna wear my pride,

not impersonate manly stride.

I take a step, you take few more,

I’m not the wave yet reached the shore.

Hold on to me, but don’t keep me held,

In fear of whirl, don’t balk my flight.

I wanna wear my pride,

Not impersonate manly stride. 

 

Raajlaxmi Singh

B.A.L.L.B.,  National Law University Odisha (NLUO).