Stay away
Sit there
Stand at a distance
Sleep on the floor mattress
Clean your plates
Wash your soiled clothes
Wash your blotched bedsheet
Wait for your turn to bathe
Do not touch here and there
Do not touch the cupboard
Do not touch the kitchen

Stay hungry unless you are served food
Stay thirsty unless you are given water
Stay calm even when you are ill-treated
Bear the discomfort
Bear the cramps
Bear all pain
We can’t touch you
We can’t apply balm
We can’t provide you comfort
It’s dirty
It’s a taboo
It’s a religious practice
It’s your fate
You are a girl.