To The Other Half

On a September morning I open the door to a blazing sun Humid and scorched I blink at the sun and my hormones Which give an awkward shape and gait To the body hanging on A cliff of desire— The desire trapped in the body contours— In that blink I take a quick look At the (un) written dictums of Patience, tolerance, virtue And all that’s associated With me, the other half All to survive and serve A man’s world? No, no, no! Screamed my insides… All needed to understand And come to terms with My own ever capricious chemistry That keeps changing it’s equations Umpteen times in a day Within the same body… All these days I was inhibitive Of the play of hormones That label me feminine The vagaries of my biology! I wiped off the sun That kept burning my tough skin To begin yet another day For my hormones To play on this arena 22sep2010 13.13hrs