Complete woman

The dust particles have settled nicely,
refusing to give way

To all my sincere and insincere efforts
Of trying to be a complete woman

Yes I try that everyday

trying to try to be a complete woman

no it is not mentioned in the dictionary
this definition of a complete woman
I even searched the web
For a complete definition
Of a complete woman

The thesaurus also refuses to help me
It tells me-Not found

So I search for HER in other-
Other complete/incomplete women

Could she be the woman called a maid
Who tenders to everything and everyone in the house
Her’s and her master’s
Or
Could she be the prostitute who
Lets herself be used/abused
For there is no option for her
Or
The news reader I see everyday on TV
With dark circles under her eyes
Concealed with make up

Or the seamstress next door
Who got widowed young
And is a grandma now
But still works on the iron
10 hours a day

or the woman on a construction site
along with her husband with a child tied on her back
breaking the stones, carrying kilos of bricks

or my colleague/s
who gets a decent salary and cribs about
how much the maid charges

or the actress
who stated in her interview-I feel complete after having a child

is it an answer?

will the function of bearing a child make me complete
or make me feel complete
or incomplete

it is haunting
this -a complete woman.


2.2.2006