If dreams could ever have a meaning
let me dance when its raining
with the neighboring boys for fun
and play with the toys and gun
climbing the trees and hill
could be a real thrill !
I wish to play chess,
fight and leave my room in mess
with scrambled bed sheets and covers,
watch movies and reach home 
at odd hours!

If dreams could ever come true
god , give me a pair of shoes
which helps me to fly
crossing the limits of the sky
into the space
amidst stars and planets
helping me to trace
the origin of universe
and the reason
a girl child is a curse .

I know it can never be
often I ask  "why me?"
tied to social norms
made to lie on the bed of thorns
crucified and then worshipped
and yet ,never free to be born
imaginations tied before it learns to fly
feelings buried , before it dies
words fenced, before it flows
expressions extinguished
before it glows!

I wish to chirp and rest
in a golden nest
designed with parental care
unbiased faith and impartial trust
woven with the twigs of joy
layered with soft grass of empathy
away from unethical desire for a boy.
Let me grow up as a woman
not an owl of bad omen ,
If dreams ever have a place
in this gender race,
I wish to be a bird of love
a symbol of peace, a dove ,
be recognized for my ability,
and like earth be loved , for my
patience and act of responsibility !