Women Achievers

March month, the world applauded

women achievers globally .

Women who are dedicated to work,

exude grace , will and brilliance

in their respective fields ;

Bagging laurels,

their word becomes a law,

and people adore them , as

' Powerful Women . '

As a lay person

I am forced to question

my own stand in my own eyes

and that of many others like me ;

Have we been any close to

being Women Achievers !

Reflecting  back I see

the panaromic view

 of the life spent. . . .

struggling

with circumstances,

domestic stress

emotional oppression ;

Trying to create balance

at home and workplace;

Rearing children,

nurturing , caring,

inculcating values,  culture ;

grooming them

into better humans ;

In short being good homemakers . . .

which is considered

 a thankless job anyways .

A wife , mother , sister;

 A woman adorning various roles

Constantly ,

Endlessly,

ungrudgingly expecting

to see that winning smile

of all family members ,

forgetting her own identity.

Coming to the present , witnessing

grown up children , wellsettled

feel ,  life coming full circle

 accomplished and in gratitude .

Now when the sun is on the other

side of the graph

I quizzically remain , wondering

Are we any less than

Women Achievers !