The stage was set for her to play
Her role was etched on a slate of clay
There should be no improvisations they said
Follow the music wherever it takes you
Follow till you reach the land of dead
While she hid her face under a veil
The glow in her eyes she couldn't conceal
And this is what bothered the director
"You must not go any skelter
We have promises to keep, you must agree
Despite of your potential we all can see"
The audience defined us ages ago
And your desires you must forego
For they expect us to take the path laid out
There is no meandering permitted here, no wavering about
Yet there she was, beaten not defeated
Coz a long time ago she had cheated
The path they saw was just an illusion
Her breaking the barrier was a forgone conclusion
Coz under the veil, her eyes that glowed
Were not to be swayed, not to be towed
She never followed the rhythm that people had set
She did her drumming, and her stage was set
For her to dance, all conventions she thawed
For the audience to eventually applaud
Applaud they may or may not, she didn't care
For she did her bass, her cymbals, her snare
Megha
