Ardhanarishvara

Androgynous, half male half female, split down the middle
Synthesis of the Purusha and Prakriti male, female energies
Its union the root of all creation, where opposites merge
Inseparable as word and its meaning, instilled in our consciousness.

Or is it the progress of civilisation that subtly transforms
That synergy to inequality, the might over right
Cartoonised in shades of purple and blue
The female reduced imperceptibly
Smaller, weaker
Marginalised?