ANKLETS

POEM

On that memorable night in her life

she untied her anklets

at the request of her

bridegroom with her

face wet with tears trickling down.

True, she would have to

remove her anklets in the near future

which were like her

one of her inseparable  organs with

much gnawing pain.

And that ‘time has arrived’ – she told herself.

She kept the anklets

safely in a little box

to have a nostalgic look

at whenever she was alone.

She sat beside her bride groom

her heart thumping with anxiety     

and with shyness.

Still the melodious voice, ‘jhilum jhilum’ 

like a stream flowing

with an enchanting  music 

she thought of her anklets.

He glanced at her 

with a lascivious smile

which made her cringe.

Slumping into the bed

laiden with fragrant jasmine flowers

and rose petals

he grabbed her to lie beside him

and kissing her from her

forehead, eyes, face and down to her various organs.

He switched off the

light which was very close

to him on the wall

and in the dim darkness which pervaded

the room with moonlight entering the room

thru the wide open window.

In the stealthily looking 

moon-light she felt the moon

resembling like a voyeurist.

Undressing himself and

he undressed her

caressing and embracing her

she sincerely hoped for the

closure of the windows

to block the moon from  

enjoying the sight.

For the  first time in her life

he crushed and crushed her

and entered into her and she

cried with sweet, unbearable pain.

Which is your zodiac sign? – he enquired.

‘Virgo’ – she replied in a feeble voice.

Now that I have

chased it eternally from you.

True along with the

anklets, now her most

priceless chastity too gone

making her silently cry with sweet

pain with ecstasy……