I am a woman...

Somia Sadiq 

I am a woman, and I will stop by,

To crush you to dust, to drown your pride.

All those dreams you took away,

My life, my soul, you took away

In the name of honour, in the name of pride,

You consumed my tears, with every stride. 

But I am a woman, and I will stop by,

To crush you to dust, to drown your pride.

You took away my right, my right to be free,

You stole my youth, you raped my innocence,

You taught me to shush, freeze my tears,

So I could stay your slave, lost forever,

Lost for the shattering of my bones,

Lost in the sound of you quenching your thirst,

A thirst to suppress, a thirst to oppress. 

But I am a woman, and I will stop by,

To crush you to dust, to drown your pride.

How long did you think it'll be?

Oh you stupid stupid man!

I am a woman, fear my power,

I am the rain, a rain of fire,

I am awake, I will stop by,

To crush you to dust, to drown your pride.

No longer will I remain a slow silent procession,

Of suppressed wailings, of quiet agitation.

The spark of freedom that I tucked away,

Is now a fire, a storm, a wrath so powerful,

Fueled by the obsession for emancipation,

The obsession for freedom, obsession for love,

Obsession to wipe out the system that breeds you,

Obsession to eradicate all those like you,

Who suppress, oppress and antagonize.

Yes, I am a woman, and I will stop by,

With my comrades, standing as one,

Red flags in our souls, red dawn in our hearts,

To crush you to dust, to drown your pride

**Somia Sadiq is a member of the Nepalese Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP)