A Human is a poetry by Rachana Prasad that raises right questions to the typical stereotypes.
Stereotypes that paralyses the identity of a human.Ā
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I've always been on the side
Which the society highly despisedĀ
I walked with my own willĀ
And drowned with my own devilsĀ
They were not easyĀ
But I also have angels by my sideĀ
I'm someone with a short haircut
Often asked about my gender
Of course I didn't get offendedĀ
I would just ignore the stupidity of the offenderĀ
I wear my pantsĀ
My shirt buttoned upĀ
Hair slicked backwardsĀ
Apparently dressed up like a boyĀ
I never questioned myselfĀ
Who I could beĀ
I just walked with my paceĀ
Wherever the wind would take meĀ
It was fine being called namesĀ
I never let them describe the real meĀ
They mistook me for a lot of thingsĀ I was notĀ
It's okay, I said
Few talks don't determine your self
Who I would be
If not a humanĀ
A person with thousands of flaws
But also a good heartĀ
I call myself humanĀ
For I never judged myself too hard
And when I say this
I talk for thousands and millions misjudged
Yes we take it as a jokeĀ
But sometimes it does make us question
What is it that makes you a proper person?
And us a questionable gender?