I had written this poem on International Women’s Day 2021 about going beyond the physical concept of gender to the spiritual domain of the feminine energy, the energy which ‘nurtures’ and which is there in all of us- in men and women just as the masculine energy is also in all of us, in different proportions. Here’s to the feminine in us:

She and He

She is in all of us
Just as He is in all of us 
She the gentle, the soft, the grace, the emotion, the nurture 
He the muscled, the brave, the independence, the drive, the protection 
He and She both reside in me 
Entwined
When my She acknowledges my He 
When my He respects my She 
The love in me blossoms 
The garden in me blossoms 
I blossom. 

My She celebrates herself and the He 
She exists as happy and secure
Her essence blooming to full glory
She knows she offers what no one else can. 
My He knows no different too
He rejoices in himself
And in the duality of nature
For without each other 
My She and My He would cease to exist altogether.  

My She dances with my He 
to create 
Together they spark the creative energies in me 
In nature, 
Only when 
She the feminine 
And He the masculine 
unite, 
Can creation begin. 
Only when my She is in harmony with my He 
Can I offer my exquisite gifts of womanhood
To the world  
Only then, can I celebrate 
The divine feminine in me.