Aayat Narang, Class 7, Woodland Overseas School, Punjab
How amazing it is to be a girl!
When we gather up, all dressed in pearls,
Adorable are our exquisite curls,
Dancing around with joy, flexing our graceful twirls,
Dreamt of kings, not just merely earls.
How stressful it is to be a young lady,
Coping with external pressures so strangely,
Hiding behind a mask instead of facing reality bravely,
Having to act all lovely instead of accepting the regular clumsy,
Is it a crime to rest because it is certainly defined as lazy,
Of course we feel confined and crazy,
Staring out the window as the world keeps moving faintly,
Missing the times when we acted all silly with no worries of being moody or saintly.
How wonderful it is to be a woman,
All grown up with lots of futuristic plans,
This is where life actually began,
Once we have finally found our clan,
Because if we believe, of course we can!
How extraordinary is the journey of a human,
From a cute little girl to a headstrong woman.
January, 2026