Girls are Becoming Like Flowers

Girls are becoming like breeze
They enjoy flowing freely,
They won't accept, no they won't!
Being stopped without reason.

Girls are becoming like birds
They want to fly unconfined,
They won't accept, not anymore!
Having their wings cut off.

Girls are becoming like mountains
They enjoy living with their heads held high,
They won't accept, no they won't!
Having to bow down to just anyone.

Girls are ablaze like the Sun
They like shining brightly,
They won't accept, not anymore!
Being forever shrouded in clouds.

Girls are blooming like flowers
They enjoy spreading their fragrance,
They won't accept, no they won't!

Being crushed under anyone's feet.

Translation of my dear friend and mentor Kamla Bhasin's poem "Hawaon si ban rahi hain ladkiyan".

See it here.
https://youtu.be/h4fDYYiUUzo