The Lady Cadet

By Seerat Sidhu

On an ordinary morning, I woke,

Like clockwork, my mind spoke,

“What of life yet?” 

“I don’t know”.

I walked to school, and back home

“What of life yet?” “Soon”

By the vendor, stood a crisp tall gentleman

He held scars, of combat and strength.

“An officer, what honor!” “Why not a girl?”

The call threw me for a loop,

A mundane entranced by a demon,

I was finally ashore.

I now see an Officer, a Lady, who passed the life test itself,

Limits; we don’t know of any

A comrade, a warrior to the end.

Pain, pride, and passion

Thy glory stands tall, taller stands Bharat

“Why fauj?” “It's a lifestyle, the craze to live such a life”

By Seerat Sidhu