This one is not about love.
This one is not about loss.
This one is not about you and me.
This one is not about us.

This one is about those men and women
who have been made to feel bad
about their bodies ...

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If shapes set the bar of beauty for you,
how chiselled is your mind?

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Pull those dead ends
from your veins,
dry them in the sun
and let them loose,
wear these fringes
like hair extensions,
flipping them in the face
of those..

- yes, slapping all those -

..who try to shame you.

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you calling me bold
has never been a compliment
when you say i'm bold
you're saying that i'm the only sheep
that left the herd
to taste the grass on the other mountain
the only sheep that thought of an existence
that was more than just shedding wool
the only sheep that asked if
shepherds were needed at all

when you say i'm bold
you underline the normal that lies
beneath an italicized spine
normal for you is hiding your pads
behind a plastic burqa
normal for you is the curfew that won't tell you
what deserted streets whisper at 2AM
normal for you is
"too much growth yaa, i'll wear jeans instead"

so when you say i'm bold
my normal clashes with yours
(and then) some of you decide to crush me
(while) the rest of you raise me to the heavens
when all i ever wanted was
to exist

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This one is not about love.
This one is not about loss.
This one is not about you and me.
This one is not about us.

This one is about those men and women
who have been made to feel bad
about their bodies
by their friends, family, partners,
by random strangers on the road,
by trolls on the Internet
and walls on the school toilets,

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कभी नींबू तो कभी गेंद कहकर
ताना मारते हैं।

कुछ बच्चे जब बड़े हो जाते है
तो अपनी औक़ात भूल जाते हैं।

जिस छाती से पी कर आज खड़े हैं अपने पैरों पे
उसिको ज़लील कर बड़ा सुकून ये पाते हैं।

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Love Your Body

The taller you grow , the critical they become ;
The shorter you are , fiercer are the glances they blow ;
Oh girl ! It is uncontrollable by you though ....

They shame your body , off to the gym you go ;
Recommend fairness creams to make your skin glow ;
Oh girl ! You are more than that though ...

You are beautiful, the skin is yours ;
Love your body , you have the right to do so ;
Oh girl! Their words are futile though...

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Same place. Same hair.
He was proud of his moustache.
She was ashamed.

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I hate those people
who make fun of somebody's health
even after watching their past being great,
Don't need to be a part of that
#Bodyshaming #Doesnotbother
#Youropinion #Doesnotmatter
#RIPFORME

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It would be foolish to
Think that a Lion
would be
ashamed of his
brown mane,
Just because a
white lamb said
otherwise.

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