Stargazed
There were so many questions
How to do it?
Am I capable?
Is it worth it?
The society, my family?
Hesitancy, doubt, fear
Now constant companions,
I gathered my courage
Even as my soul was anxious.
I went on the mat
I fought and wrestled,
I came out, lost and beaten:
Thirteen seconds was all it took.
Days turned into weeks,
Weeks into months.
They are now a collection of
Scars and bruises,
Old and new.
I went onto the mat again,
Willful and ambitious;
I came out
Stargazed and victorious.
- Sunena Kawle (BA)
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