Draupadi

I, Draupadi, have lived under the shadow of my husbands.
I had many - they say.
Brave and full of valour - they fought for their right -
They say.
And I was the reason
I was the guilty -
they say.
My Husbands - supported my wishes, fulfilled my dreams and lived for me
- they say.
Yet I was the witch,
I was the goddess
- they say.
Here, today there is none.
No husbands.
No guilt.
No reason for fights.
In this Himalayan range, I'm the sole survivor,
They're not here.
They left.
I was so ambitious,
Partial in loving them,
I deserve to die alone
- they say.
But I -
Deserve to be reborn,
Deserve to be ambitious,
Deserve to live my life
- I say.

Draupadi

My life passed through them
And left nothing. But
I am here. Breathing fully in the bright sunlight.
Under no-one's shadow.
I'm no guilt. I'm no reason.
I'm not partial as well.
I'm me.
And I had always been -
I say.
I, Draupadi, have lived under the shadow of my husbands.
I had many - they say.