Need a break. I am a woman.

While opening the doors for me, ushering me in with the cliche' - 'ladies first' is all too archaic, I still like the fact that women are the first to be rescued from falling planes and sinking ships.

Believe me when I say I don't crave for equality. There are some things I cannot do. And some things I do not want to do. The need to do all that men can do is so unambitious.

I am actually okay being myself. I became a woman consciously. Biological features just happened to be. I am that limited-single-edition.

Undue glorifications of my very existence and my efforts do very little to please me. Save them. I can take it in my stride.

And I am strong already. Like the strongest Ant among Ants or the strongest Elephant among the Elephants.  It is your idea of my strength that needs a little tweaking.

I am tired of being compared to a tea bag in hot water, solid rock with a melting heart, or the rust-proof iron pillar.

Thank god March 8th comes only once a year. I need a break. I am a woman.