The Sadness Within is My Strength

By Kausar Sultana (Majnooni)

Not mere years, I've carried it with me for life times. The burden of this, it is the sadness within. The torture and injustice cast upon a woman. The weight of this, it is the sadness within. I have taken birth again and again. The struggles of this, it is the sadness within. No more am I a weak one. I have become a weapon, it is the sadness within. A weapon of speech, of strength and determination I now teach, it is the sadness within. Bringing together a tribe, of every woman who was once broken, it is the sadness within. Becoming the voice for those who lost theirs in silent screams, it is the sadness within.

Whirling into a mighty storm, I rake up all those who plant this as a norm, it is the sadness within. Not mere years, I've carried it with me for life times. The burden of this, it is the sadness within. The time is finally here, for these wounds to now be free, it is the sadness within. Oh human you are a woman's seed, oh man, you too carry this, it is the sadness within. Open your eyes to her, heal her in your self Oh dear man come forward now, let us embrace you in your self.

By Kausar Sultana (Majnooni)