I am a warrior

I am a warrior,

strong and fierce

I don’t need anyone,

to take care of my needs.

Give me a sword,

to cut through the enemy's heart

Give me a chain,

to crack open the enemy's skull

I don't need anyone to protect me from the enemy

I don't need anyone to keep me warm at night

A warrior I am

among the men

keeping my heart safe and untouched,

A warrior I am

with a helm and chain mail

riding a stallion among male knights

defending the king

with bow and arrow

I am a warrior

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I am a warrior

days and nights

with my hands and hearts

Prepare meals and snacks for family

Clean and organize anything and everything

keeping family safe and happy.

I am a warrior for 24/7

A warrior I am

today they call me “Mother”

Protecting and nurturing

young and weaker

in a community, society, country beyond

I am a warrior.

“ We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.”

- Kavita Ramads, Advocate

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