Here’s an evocative and poignant verse by Sarala on International Girl Child’s Day, exclusively in Different Truths.
She is a precious stone
Value unknown
She is a bundle of joy
Smiling away happily
She is daddy’s little girl
Mamma’s heartbeat
Curling up her little toes
Playing with her own
Li’l fingers getting knotted
Sweet nectar bubbling
And flowing both sides
Wetting her nappy
With a naughty smile
One day she will be grown up
Into a beautiful woman
Hungry eyes of lusty men
Piercing her with their looks
Parents looking for alliance
From a wealthy family
Not knowing the background
Of the boy who is a drunkard
Beats her on the first night
She pleads with folded hands
As she wants her parents to be happy
But gives no ears
Unsympathetic and cruel
He picks up another drink!
All her hopes crumbled
She goes back to her parents
With only the clothes she has
On her body
All her gold taken away by
The boy and her in-laws
With no feelings for this angel!
Oh! Keep this precious pearl
Away from physical and mental
Torture
Treat her like a queen
She deserves nothing
Less than that!
She is a marvellous creation
By God Almighty
With a magnanimous heart!
©Sarala Balachandran
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Sarala Balachandran was working with an import-export organisation in the administrative department for 38 years. She retired eleven years back. Married, with two sons aged 43 and 36, she took interest in writing recently. She writes free verses.
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