Maya Patel Poems

I'm only twelve years old,
And when you're young like me,
You see the real ness in people. You see in their soul. You don't care about what they look like on the outside, or what their actions are.
That's why I love my papa.
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India. Home to the scorching hot sun and the concrete that absorbs it all,
And yet,
I have to wear a full sleeved, loose flannel and leggings that have to reach my ankle, like I'm in forty degree weather.
My mother tells me to fetch the groceries every morning,
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Pepper Spray,
It's worth spending 500 rupees on this product,
Mothers, fathers,
If your daughters aren't obedient,
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I don't live like you.
In the midst of my I.T Job
That I work for my family to be supported so many miles away in a village,
I can tell you that I don't live like you.
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Recording 0: 01
Hey.
This video's meant to go to the afterlife.
I'm not really nervous, I've done this many times before.
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Recording 0: 01
Hey.
This video's meant to go to the afterlife.
I'm not really nervous, I've done this many times before.
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My father never tells me anything.
He likes it when I don't get hurt.
But sometimes, I'd want people to tell me when I hurt them.
My mother's hurt because she knows she has to pay dowry.
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Tanya,
You don't understand the world yet. That's why I'm here, auntie knows best.
When they gloat about the beauty of Indian women in movies,
A girl that looks like you does not show up,
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