An Ode is a poem written in praise of something or someone. It can be rhyming or non-rhyming. This poem is written to accept and assert upon the rights of LGBTQIA+ community and to make the society aware that they are like anyone else.
‘She’ stands surreptitiously behind
Curtains that fail to conceal
Her lithe frame from the crowd,
Thirsty for gossip than sugary tea.
‘She’ winces at the sardonic glances,
Stripping her of guarded dignity
Theatrical advances of love annoy her,
Just as much as a show of pity.
In a cracked mirror there, ‘she’ sees
Hardly any blemishes on her lovely frame
If it could hang without being discarded
Then, for a pride parade, ‘she’ was game.
‘She’ challenges numerous theories of love,
Expounded for Romeos and Juliets
And phony rules made in the name of God,
That consider her to be a threat.
‘She’ steps out in defiance
Shunning the monochrome human sea
A colourful universe beckons her,
To pursue limitless possibilities.