She stared
at her womb,
Eyes greedy;
gleaming,
A smile she
offered,
Inside joyously
screaming,
Gleefully motioned,
To the
opposite chair,
The father
apprehensive,
Mother in
morbid fear,
She was now
a master,
She read
them well,
Mind wandering
to greens,
Dreamt her
fortunes swell,
He spoke in
hushes,
She responded
in affirmation,
Planned together,
A heinous
operation,
She worked
out a deal,
Like a
vegetable vendor,
Smiled in
hell, the Satan,
As her soul
surrendered,
Reached they
an agreement,
The doomsday
was set,
Her thirst
for the blood,
Drowned her
regret.
Came the day
of devil,
He brought
her ready,
She handed
reassurances,
Her demeanor
steady,
The nurse
prepped up the OT,
As she put
on the gloves,
The angels
began wailing,
In the skies
above,
She walked
in to butcher,
To feast on
her sin,
As the nurse
shut the chamber,
Cordoning of
the din,
She peaked
on adrenaline,
In that
house of slaughter,
Cutting of
the cord,
Of yet
another daughter,
And when out
she stepped,
Her hands
were sparkling clean,
But clean
weren’t those eyes,
Bloodied,
remorselessly gleamed,
The father
stood relieved,
His burden
was disposed,
Handed over
the niceties,
Like she had
proposed,
And when she
returned home,
Cuddled up
her daughter,
She had
forgotten the blood,
Forgotten the
slaughter.
Not a tear
of regret fell,
Not a hint
of remorse,
As she slept
content with self,
Her lust
screaming for more.
Fantastic! And i say that... with moist eyes. I feel lucky for the parents I got. For being born a healthy baby to a healthy mother, and for being given a good life and a sense of self-worth. You got me on this one, arch...
ReplyDeleteThank you doc..really really thank you.
DeleteEvery man must always feel indebted to his mother and respect girls and womens
Extremely good work, an eye opener!
ReplyDeleteWordsmith, A very sensitive naration of what is happening in my country. I congratulate you to take this issue in your poetry and raised your voice. I suggest you to please read my post on similar subject "Birth of a Woman". I once again thank you for writing heartfelt poem.
ReplyDeleteIs hakeekat se vaakif sab hai lekin hakeekat ke in pehluo jo jis kadar tum shabdo mai pirote ho woh kaabiletaarif.. Sach ko jis sacchai ke saath tum likhte ho hum mantramughd hai tumhari kala se..
ReplyDeletethank you doc...I just hope my work can help atleast one such doctor to repent
Deletedamn! bro, a poignant retelling of the dark side of our hypocritical standards. touched a chord somewhere. I have a daughter, who is not with me, yet I feel blessed everyday that she is a part of my life. the best punishment for idiots that don't want a daughter, is that they won't get one either.
ReplyDeletevery nice work.. exposing hypocrisy of our society ... Butchering Goddess !! amazing lines !
ReplyDeleteGot goosebumps.Why youth are so helpless in India? Mother, father, doctor ...rise above greed....Great expression.
ReplyDeleteGot goosebumps.Why youth are so helpless in India? Mother, father, doctor ...rise above greed....Great expression.
ReplyDeleteThis is so heart wrenching and true, inspite of the fact that we have become so modern and technologically advanced, we are using the technology for wrong things in a shameless manner. We dont realise that we are commiting crimes against humanity and this is the reason for all ills of the society.
ReplyDeleteYou have raise a very valid issue plaguing our society!
'Smiled in hell, the Satan,
As her soul surrendered' - these lines beautifully capture the reason for our indifference and lack of remorse.
Oh My god !! This one gave me goosebumps.
ReplyDeletePerfectly woven, as it should have been, it is touching as well as terrifying. What has happened to our society that even women don't think twice before stooping so low ?!!
The words that you have used and the effect they create speaks a lot about you as a writer. Awesome !!
I just hope that laws be stricter and people follow their own moral code to shake their souls and stop this barbarism.
The poem is crisp and very very nicely written. Words seem less when I praise it. Thanks for writing such a brilliant peice.
Keep writing :)