POEM
Her residence is a
poem sculpted in granite and marble.
A visual treat to
the onlookers which
for ever lingers before their eyes.
The gate itself is
a grand spectacle
with two stuffed lions about
to roar which instill fears in
the minds of passersby
mistaking them alive about to
pounce on the former.
All, thanks to her husband abroad.
Her wardrobe is a
world of colourful sarees
costly, attractive and
scintillating which are
exquisite, enchanting, enthralling blondes
smile at her when
ever she finds time to
open the wardrobe and
watches and passes her
fingers over each of them
with boundless pride,
all, thanks to her husband
holding a lucrative profession abroad.
She has kept her shining and precious
gold ornaments and invaluable diamonds
costing more than a crore rupees
in the safe custody lockers
of a reputed bank in the city
and a huge bank balance
which too amounting crores in the form
of savings bank and fixed deposits
all, thanks to her husband
holding a lucrative profession abroad.
Two sons both in their teens
study in prestigious, reputed public schools
at Ooty,
a marvelous landscape which
too is a visual feast
to the tourists frequenting and
elites in the society
all, thanks to her loving husband who holds
a lucrative profession abroad.
Three ultramodern
expensive cars wait in
the porch always at her service.
All, thanks to her
loving husband who holds
a lucrative profession
abroad and both though
so far yet so near contact thru
frequent cell phone calls.
She with her maid-servant lives together
but not that peacefully and happily.
Her past is a
chain of nightmares which haunt
her forcing her to sob silently
with tears wetting her
pillows and all her nights are sleepless.
Her unforgettable
days poverty and hunger
the old dilapidated house
where her poor parents and
her starving siblings
not two or three
but more than ten of them
the days she and her
siblings dreamt for at least a pair of sarees,
shirts and trousers
at least a single ornament
to her and her sisters
and those fateful days school authorities
denied them permission to
enter the classes for not
paying the fees and for not wearing uniforms
with none coming forward to
extend helping hands
all make her weep uncontrollably but suppressing them.
Her siblings still pull on faraway places
facing unlimited sufferings and hardships
but they out of false pride
never stretches their hands infront of her for help
like beggars
for her love relationship and subsequent marriage
like beggars
for her love relationship and subsequent marriage
with a pariah (lower caste).
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