To all the women who carry bricks forming homes, to all who sweep streets clean
To you who carry trash away, and to you whose hands role chapati day by day.
To all the women who bore a child, to those whom their fathers walked away
To you who mother the orphans, and to you who carry the load of your family.
To all the women who teach children of tomorrow, to all who doctor the sick.
To you who risk picking trash at rail tracks, and to you who lay concrete roads.
To all the women exploited and treated as trash, to all who were sold for cash
To you who become politicians, and to you who take loans to be business owners.
You were created wonderfully, extravagantly, so beautiful you are.
Your flowing Saris reflect the color of your great worth.
To all who feel weak, you are strong.
To all who are forgotten, you are seen.
To all who are scared, your courage inspires.
To all who are dark, you are so lovely.
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