A Plea

I am the Indian woman:

docile   sweet   vulnerable
good-natured   spritzy
insipid   floundering   mild
bee-like   tepid
uncomplaining
Gangatic-tears   silently-accepting
.



I too am the Indian woman:

ruthless   greedy   steely
sophisticated   astute   lustful
harbinger   bold   grrl
contemptuous   obtuse  up-in-arms
uncompromising   firm   determined
.



I am she -
the power and the future
in my hands.
Let me live.