DOORS TO FREEDOM

Days of storm were there

Yet her hazel eyes laid a tranquil mode.

A women with no fears or tears

She holds a freewill too.

Her veil, her ‘hijab’;

Defines how modest and warm she’s!

She’s the child of Allah

Who is divine in her thoughts.

She dances, hula-hoops

Plays fiddle and is an athlete.

She steals the limelight

She’s a wave with crests and troughs.

Her attire, whether hijab, niqab or burka

She chooses to portray herself.

She ain’t oppressed or confined,

But she defines the doors to freedom.

She offer her honest prayers

With palms open to earn blessings.

Her consciousness blended with spirituality

She loses herself in ‘namaz’.

Her smiles spreading magic

She has found life’s treasures.

She is light and wisdom

She defines the doors to freedom.

Dr. Alka Ram