I AM YOUR DAUGHTER…..

Dear Dad,

Never say -You are not my daughter, but my son,

Please give me my own identity, not of someone,

For my individuality lies in being feminine.

Let me tell you I don’t despise myself at all,

Neither do I feel susceptible enough to be confined, 

Rather I cherish and embrace every inch of mine,

For the simple reason, I am born as a girl,

My question is why can’t I shine?

The moniker ‘Daughter’ is good enough for me,

Alas!Pseudo-identity or false proclaim to me never defined,

Wish, you could have understood what I really pine,

Wanted my own identity, not of masculine.

Perhaps the more you made me feel equal, the more unequal I have felt,

Yet, I hope, one day I become someone to whom you recognize,

Accept me  for what I am with all dignity and highs,

No longer feels favoring a gender is fine,

 I would surely be someone who makes you feel on cloud nine,

And you proudly exclaim to the whole world- ‘This daughter is mine’. 

From

Your ever loving daughter                                                                         Writer

                                                                                                                  Rajni Vohra