In another life I have a daughter, loved for who she isShe doesn’t need to be the fastest, brightest or boldest just to count, or be noticed.She doesn’t need to show resolve to power through life.She rests and she fails.She isn’t crippled with anxiety at breaking rules, some meant just for her. In another life…

If I had a man’s confidenceWould you trample on my dreams as many times?Would you listen more, and offer less?Would the weight of my words and lived experiences rise? If I had a man’s confidenceWould that silence your chatter behind my back?Would you stop seeing my wins only through the lens of my gender?Would you…

Quite often, I feel hesitant in sharing my thoughts and what I write, partly because of the impostor syndrome and partly because, what if I change my mind. But over the years, there have been so many pieces I have read, poetry or prose, that have touched my life and made me less alone at…