Woman - O! Woman

Jumped with joy and one hand holding her father’s finger

A toddler slept well that night with fun-filled dreams to linger

Spring in her step, the lass grew to be a confident young woman

Soon enough, stumbled upon a rather unassuming can

Like the worms endlessly creeping out

“Responsibilities” one after the other wore her out

The ‘daughter’ in her said this is just the beginning

A ‘friend’ in her believed in sharing and caring

A ‘lover’ in her yearned

A ‘grown-up’ in her earned

Soon a ‘Wife’, a new found label

Expected twist but life turned the table

‘Mother’ couldn’t wait long enough

Fast paced events made her person rough and tough

The impish girl in her, now confined

With a sugar-coated life, supposedly well-defined

With many more layers to add on

A voice within said, “The SHOW must go on”