A poem reflecting on the structural exceptions placed on women, often without any value attached to the emotional labour they perform.
Tag: household chores
Inside a Literature Student’s Mind
That time when I saw my father struggling in the kitchen and the analytical curiosity of my discipline took over me.
Dirty Dishes in the Sink: Of Mundane Chores and Muffled Cries
If we cannot shed the patriarchy imbued in our minds, we will just be our mothers – sacrificing our dreams in lieu of dirty dishes.