There is determination in her very walk,
Courage sparkles in her gaze.
Though she may appear silent,
Within her surges a power that can move mountains.
Fear is not a chain at her feet,
Challenges turn into steps she climbs.
Against a world that tells her to give up,
She smiles and says, “I can do it.”
What she sees in the mirror is not just a form,
But a soul that knows its own worth.
Learning from her mistakes,
She shapes success in her own way.
Her confidence is her crown,
Her voice is her strength.
A woman who believes in herself
Is a revolution in her own right.
I’m Manasa Reddy Chichili, a poet and short story writer from Hyderabad, Telangana. My haiku and tanka have been published in several journals such as Under the Basho, Mainichi Haiku, Awen, Atlantean Publishing among others. My longer poems have also been published on PoetryPotion, The Wise Owl and Neccheli. My haiku was nominated for the Touchstone Award (2025), and I have also dabbled in writing haikus directly in Japanese (in haikutown.jp).