I'm a woman

I'm a newborn,
There are no celebrations,
My mother is being cursed,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm three,
I'm not supposed to talk loud.
I can only go out with my babysitter,
I stay away from the crowd.
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm ten,
I'm sent to a convent,
I can't have male friends,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm fifteen,
I'm off to the tailor,
I can't wear western outfits anymore,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm seventeen,
I'm molested,
I'm defamed,
Just cause I'm born a woman

I'm eighteen,
I weep in a corner,
No college for me,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm twenty,
Cooking lessons,
I'll be married soon,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm twenty two,
My marriage is called off,
I was raped,
Just cause I was born a woman?

I'm twenty five,
Just out from a painful childbirth,
Yet no one is happy,
Just cause I bore a girl child?

I'm thirty,
My husband is a womanizer,
I'm subject to domestic violence,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm fifty,
I'm widowed,
Abandoned by my children,
Just cause I'm born a woman?

I'm a curse,
I'm a misfortune,
I'm a burden,
I'm another's wealth,
I'm a dead investment,
I don't belong anywhere,
Just cause I'm born a woman?