No matter the country,
the language,
the region
No matter what party,
its leaders,
their faith,
No matter their age,
their colour,
their creed,
No matter the century
or even the judiciary...
Women remain
persecuted, mutilated, raped.
Women remain silenced,
confined, condemned.
The common enemy -
we, women remain.
They expect - you provide
You expect - they snide
What, in relationships, do humans find?
Disappointments aside, it's heartbreaks, and unhealthy minds.
Hopping from one bond to the next
Hoping this one will pass the test
Only to realize, giving up would be best
Comply, oblige, your aspirations can rest.
Misery is a great companion, I believe
In its offerings, consistent, it has always been
It's doesn't fake promises
It doesn't take you high
It assures grief and delivers everytime!
Hug your sweet heart
Cry with all your might.
No one's coming to save you
So, build your shield, high...
With time you'd turn stone
And probably, even survive.
- Geetha Raj
I miss you so much
Mother of mine
I just want you to hold me
And go back in time
I'm no longer the person
You had left behind
With you, I lost more of myself
Than words can ever describe.
I'm sorry for what life gave you
I feel I'm the reason behind.
The world has abruptly ended
Never gave me a chance to revive.
Days come and go
Sleepless nights pass by
I have stopped crying
The tears have also dried
To be as strong as you, I try
Your tiny frame, always defied
There is no rhyme or reason
For me to even survive .
What wouldn't I give in return
To see your smile, fragile
Shouldn't have let the fires take you
Shouldn't have lit the funeral pyre.
Everyone loves for a reason
But yours came with no ties
You hugged me when I was good
Tad tighter when I didn't make you proud.
I can assure you, I'm no good now
I reach for you from the hallows
Pick me up while I'm still trying
For not much longer, I'll be survive.
What gives us a moment of courage
...also makes us live in eternal fear.
What causes mighty revolutions
...also keeps us from taking strain.
What pushes us to explore
...also stops us from the door.
What helps form healthy bonds
...what breaks them badly too!
What puts us through struggles, relentless
...promising an Utopia which never comes.
What gives us a hope for the future
...also drives us into depression.
What shows that with death it doesn't end
... but that with death, it only begins.
A myriad of emotions - us humans
...yet isn't pain the only constant?
Mothers who leave their child behind-
"What a selfish whore"
Mothers who suffer in silence, dignified-
"But, did we ask you to?"
Mothers who fight back and claim their lives-
"Some patience you should have shown"
Mothers who choose the path of death
"If only you had told"
Mothers can't live, can't leave, can't die-
Then, what should mothers do?
In memory of Julie, who will always live in our hearts <3
Who will, now, give me my hugs
When I'm back home, from work?
Who will play hide and seek?
You are nowhere to be seen.
Who will chase after me?
Who will jump on my saree?
Who will growl in disapproval
If I don't give in, and let you be?
A tad tighter I should have hugged you, then –
the last time we met, when.
Should have shown you more of my cheeks
For you to place your wet, sloppy kisses.
But, I thought you'd wait for me
At my doorstep you'd always be –
I'm sorry, I walked away!
Is that why you left me?
You simply bid a hasty goodbye
Didn’t give time or farewell songs.
I can’t see, tears blur my eyes
How am I ought to carry on?
It’s my turn now, to anticipate
At my doorstep, I’ll always wait
Jump down from those heavenly gates
My dear Julie, please come back for a day?
My chest is cramped
I can’t breathe
Is it the pandemic,
or mental fatigue?
The world is shut
Our doors are closed
Another lock down
Our timelines are set.
Death everywhere,
A melancholy gloom.
The music has stopped
Except for dead tunes.
This is war
Like all things bad,
created by man,
for his own doom.
When everything fails,
Pray, they say –
But where are the Gods
The demigods too?
A few men stand
To save the rest.
Let’s get on our knees
Let’s relentlessly beg.
To keep us alive –
Like soldiers, they slay.
A matter of time
Until they fail.
Sing, write or dance
Try cope or cry
But bid your goodbyes
It will be here, for us.
