There is no one in this world Who matters to me more than you The lone exception being Jesus Christ Were you to be put through any test No matter how rigorous or torturous I have no doubt you would emerge victorious This is not to say you would find everything easy After all, in life, is nothing ever easy However, you have faced the worst And emerged among the best So many people hate you to the core However, none of them do you fear Never, will you be silenced My heart, have you stolen And I am sure I am not alone You have as many ardent admirers As you have fierce adversaries Thanks to you, am I able to find the courage To break free from my cage Which is full of numerous anxieties and insecurities And make my way towards finally finding inner peace Nobody has made such an impact on me As you have done Thanks to you, can I smile through my pain Because, no one dares the way you do Not a lot of things, do you rue Because, you are thoroughly independent And at the same time, not hellbent On doing anything with blind faith Well, here's wishing you loads of happiness, peace and good health And as always, may you be blessed by the Lord!!
Yet another poem dedicated to my chief role model - the outstanding writer, poet, translator, academic, intersectional feminist and anti-caste activist Dr Meena Kandasamy.