You should get married before you cross the age limit they said,
What will others think you shouldn't wear one piece outdoors, they said.
You will die alone if you keep up this arrogant attitude of yours, they said.
There is no future in arts and aesthetics, it won't pay your bills get a real job, they said.
Don't argue with your elders, you must keep your mouth shut, they said.
Don't wear too much makeup it attracts unnecessary attention, they said.
And I kept listening
Again and again.
Till I stopped and broke my silence and entered the world of literature. Where pen became my magic wand and words my achievement.
Now they don't say anything because they know the bird had already flew far away from the cage of their stereotypes. And is never coming back.