The female collar

She was born as an apple of papa’s eyes,

She was the princess of her mama’s smiles.

Nothing but the best suited her,

Be it knowledge, edge or even pamper.

She knew only the best,

Never ever looked unto rest.

She was given life’s test,

With utter triumph on papa’s chest.

She carried on life with the same zeal

as she would have done like a kid.

Carefully carving a niche for herself,

she quickly climbed the social-rung ladder.

Then her life turned for ever,

finding her prince charming in that papa’s choice.

He didn’t come on a horse or so,

but had the choice of foreign shores.

She decided to take a break,

from the hectic work she’d been doing.

She started dreaming

of the wonderful life she’d be spending.

Life did become busy,

with newer friends and newer places.

For sometime, she felt over the top,

and then she cried like a lost puppy.

She thought of reviving her lost charm,

and slowly toiled on it again.

This time,it was difficult.

They said, breaks aren’t too healthy.

Yet she tried on and on,

only to get what she aspired.

For a while, the past revived.

Was she happy, she was more than glad.

Those endless days,

Those crying nights,

She suddenly found not that bad.

Then came reckoning the stork.

Which was a pleasant surprise.

Confusingly, she embraced mommyhood

As her own mommy did.

When did we say life’s easy?

She had to decide between the cradle and her chair.

The female collar stubbornly clenched her wrist,

While the little fella still clung on to her fist.

She hung on, she survived.

only to make her days even more parched.

She ached for weekends,

or for a little break.

But as they said, breaks aren’t good.

she continued to wear the collar and even the "hood".

All female collars have similar stories,

Wondering why the male versions don’t.

They might have their own priorities,

But ask them to live a day as a woman,

They’ll understand the feminine curiosities.

For, life as a female is bundled with duties,

Like it or not, she does it with the same responsibilities.

The female collar needs no support

The female collar just needs a great salute.

PS : Dedicated to all those women out there, trying to balance work and home... especially to my personal fav, Shanti akka who's never known what rest means. I salute em all. :)