A little girl pretty as flower
grew up with neglect and scorn
never saw love in her parent’s eyes
nor did she won love from others.
She was the fourth girl child born
after three brothers, three sisters,
abuse, scorn, neglect was her share
in that overcrowded home of nine members.
One day her parents fixed her suitor
everyone was surprised as she was
the youngest of them all and all her
sisters were to be married yet.
She was wedded off to a distant land
which she discoveree was a pit of hell
her parents have bargained with her soul
to save them and remaining of their own.
Everytime she heard some one calling
a parent something similar to God
she used to stare vacantly at them
and hide her eyes to hide her tears.
wild wind blows free
13 years ago
6 comments:
Nicely narrated! Quite sad yet practised in quite a few parts of the world. Keep writing!!!
its horrible practice.
still the girl child suffers ....hope it will change soon....
heart touching prose....
Equality for all....Can we attain it..??? or Does it happen as long as Human Exist ???
dear td,
that is the most painful part of our society, we worship Goddesses and look down upon women.
women will have to work themselves to the place of dignity and respect, they are not trying that hard. they are strangely mute to the second place.
warmest wishes,
dear td,
as for the second question, it will happen, when the victim will fight and some of the powerful people will help. otherwise the victim will be too strong to be muted.
i am staunch optimist.
warmest wishes,
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