Curious eyes all around
"Whose is it?" the question surrounds
Few walk past, "Why do I care?"
It is this attitude that gives me the scare!
The uniformed men are tight lipped
"An accident, a murder?", a coin is flipped!
"A girl or a boy", nasty innuendo begins...
"T'was perhaps the father, a girl you know, is a burden!"
"No-no", another said, "how ridiculous to blame the parents,"
"In the dark she was taken by few drunken lecherous serpents!"
"Yes-yes", "tch-tch", "so shameful", the voices agree and disperse...
"Whose is it?" someone asked again, "rumour has it, she was a curse!"
Fuming I turned back, shouting through angry tears,
"T'was a child's, God's special one, God's very dear!"
"He doesn't care if it was a boy or girl,
All are equal, all precious gems, all sparkling pearls!"
Written for Write Tribe's Wednesday prompt! Also linking it to Poets United's Mid-Week Motif ~ Equality!
Very sad to lose a child, whether girl OR boy. You are right....each child is God's special one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary!
DeletePeople can be so callous at times right? You've summed it up perfectly. Each child is special !
ReplyDeleteSo insensitive that it angers me!!
DeleteThat's true... all children are God's special angels.
ReplyDeleteLoved the way you wrote this poem Aditi
Thanks Bhavya :)
DeleteLove the message, Aditi!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vidya!
DeleteTouching post, strong message too...love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sulekha...glad the message came through!
DeleteThis held such a beautiful message. I loved your poem. It was brilliant!
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DeleteAditi! Thank you for posting this moving narrative poem that brought tears to my eyes!
ReplyDeleteOh Susan...thank u so much... :)
Deleteever child is God's chosen angel. and nobody is a curse.
ReplyDeleteYes Kalpana...all are equal in God's eyes...it is the society that creates these differences...
DeleteThat's true, it does not matter who or what it was...a God of child indeed. A beautiful take on the prompt. How apt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kajal :)
Deleteall precious gems - Loved this and that truth that we are all chosen.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan :)
DeleteAah! That's a beautiful thought and beautifully expressed too! Fab take on the prompt :)
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DeleteSUCH A SAD SAD WORLD!!!
ReplyDeleteThis was beautifully written!
It is sad indeed! :(
DeleteU wont belive even parebts of this gen have thes hangups
ReplyDeleteI am not shocked Meens...such is the day we live in! :(
DeleteComplacency. Probably the greatest sin of all.
ReplyDeleteSadly true Michelle :(
DeleteSuch a wonderful message...But its a sad world!
ReplyDeleteYes Nabs :(
DeleteSuch a heart wrenching tale.. :(
ReplyDeletepeople are so cruel and insensitive at times..
you have captured the angst and the sorrow beautifully..
Thanks Pixie!
DeleteAditi, it is superb! And has been written in such an amazing rhythm. Beautiful stuff girl!
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Thank u Richa!! :)
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Thanks Aayesha!
DeleteIt's very sad how children are exploited at every end by cruel and heartless human beings. Very well said and powerful message sent across through the prompt. Simply superb, Aditi:)
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Thanks Vishal!
Deleteharsh reality that haunts us more and more with every passing day. you ave captured it well
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DeleteMelancholic feel..You penned it well..
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