The Veil Poem by Aarushi Chatterjee

Why do you hide under that veil my dear?
Is it society or shame you fear?
Why weigh yourself down with a sheet of white
When to walk with your head up is your birthright?
Why hide that face under folds of cloth?
Be brave, my child, the world fear not.
Why bow you down when you can stand high
With head held up in the golden sky?
Why crush those dreams which haunt you now
Why follow those which make you bow?
Why dispel the spirit of courage you possess
Why be cowed down just by your dress?
Summon that hidden courage, and speak out
You are finer and bolder, the veil without.