Spare me the Halo

 

I don’t need the pedestal

I don’t ask to be worshipped

I don’t need the glory of sacrifices

I refuse to be martyr

Don’t crown me with the

Tiara of unrealistic expectations

Spare me the Halo

I can shine on my own

I shouldn’t have to seek permission

I shouldn’t have to battle

I shouldn’t have to beg

To be Just me-

A living, Breathing, Thinking,

PERSON

Circle of Love

Some of us have no battles to fight

Some of us have shattered the glass ceiling

But it is not yet time to quit

Not yet time for silence

Becos there are still

spaces to be cleared

voices to be heard

Extend your arms

To connect, to aid,

to care, to share,

To support, to sustain,

To rejoice, to hail,

To applaud, to awaken

Let’s build Bridges

Across the stormy waters

Let’s hold hands

To form the circle of Love,

Trust and Empathy

Around the world

Let’s march together

Along the path of dreams

To the Morrows that lie ahead

And live a life of Equity & Dignity