Why Should I Respect You?

Why should I respect you? Tell me why,
When all you do is look at us and sigh,
You want girls who’ll bow, who’ll be polite,
But where’s your respect for women’s fight?

You rank us like trophies, like we’re a game,
Comparing bodies, giving us shame.
You talk of love, but what do you know?
You only see flesh, no real glow.

You say you want respect, want us to care,
But do you even try to meet us there?
I question you, you say I’m wild,
Call me a rebel for not being mild.

But I’m not just speaking for me,
I stand for all girls, who want to be free.
You feel bad when women walk away,
Based on money or looks, you’ve got nothing to say.

Yet you judge us for the same shallow things,
Treat us like queens but without the wings.
Call me psycho for having my voice,
But I stand tall because it’s my choice.

Masculine, feminine—I love it all,
But you, you make us feel so small.
When have you ever praised a woman’s mind?
Or celebrated the strength she finds?

You want respect, but what have you earned?
When will you realize the tables have turned?
I won’t bow down, I won’t fall in line,
Because respect is mutual, not just mine.

~ Kanika Kaushal ✨ The Luminous Muse

Comments

Game Of Fire and Ice

Hey Mister, Why won't you play a game of Twister? I promise I won't play coy. Won't you love it if I were your only toy? You can be the Lion in the boardroom, Then make me roar in the bedroom. Let's play the game of fire and ice. You bring the sugar, and I get the spice. I am praying by myself these nights, Drowning my moans when the city sleeps tight. We can play the game of Super Sonic, And then have our own race over some gin and tonic. So find me, like an app can find a phone. No, I won't bring out my Medusa and turn you into stone. I have been getting over my fears, Learned to make my tears into spears. You can take me as you like. We can go until we hear the third strike.

Polished Sins

A suit and tie, that polished smile, Covering up sins stacked mile by mile. They flaunt “new love,” someone else’s child— A ready-made story, perfectly styled. They’ve “levelled up,” or so they preach, But on someone’s pain, they made their reach, With vows of loyalty, words so neat, While another’s screams lie beneath their feet. Oh, they “moved on” to brighter skies, Leaving someone broken, with silent cries. They mount new heights, they shout and boast— Scaling peaks on another's haunted ghost. So smile for the camera, flash your pride, Show off the life that you tried to hide. For we know the truth beneath your gleam— A hollow show, a self-made scheme.

Till You Sing

Some would say men went to war for women like you, But I would still choose war if it meant choosing you. You say you write in amorous lines, But I would let you be the woman of my tribe. You had your adventures Under The Buda Moon, But have you been loved past noon? So I can see you shine like a magical flower, In the quiet warmth of the golden hour. The invisible strings pull at my heart Can I do justice to your name? Caress you right, Till you sing like a Carnatic hymn. Inspired by the author of Under The Buda Moon, Veena Rao

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