"I Am A Girl" - A Poem by G. Sai Pranayanjali

I Am A Girl

I am a girl,

Brought into the world,
To only ever be perceived as a doll.

I am a girl.
No place in the world
Is constant for me.

I am a girl
In this vast ocean of democracy—
Locked up in spite of it.

I am a girl,
No person could bear
To call me theirs.

I am a girl,
Told to smile to be valued—

I wasn't valued for my heart,

I wasn't be respected for who I am.

                        - G. Sai Pranayanjali (BA)