She looks in the mirror
She looks at herself
She looks healthy
She looks youthful
No! Her face is ugly
Her skin is dark
She is fat
She is short
She doesn’t fit into the “ideal beauty” standard
She looks in the mirror
She looks at herself
She is an independent woman
She is a hardworking woman
She is a confident woman
She believes in herself
She maintains her self-respect
No! She is rude
She talks freely; she laughs freely
Her thoughts are too free; her life is unruled
She doesn’t fit into the “ideal woman” standard
She looks in the mirror
She looks at herself
She smiles, she laughs
She praises herself
She appreciates herself
Finally, she broke the chain
Finally she is free
Now, she has become a human
Not just a woman
~ Niveta Kudalkar
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