When the teacher said:
I'll get you married off
if you don't recite the lesson
I was afraid.
When my brother said:
My 'husband' is my boss
who never grants me leave
even when I need it most
I grew suspicious.
When the neighbours said:
But, he's a man, a 'maharaja'
so what could he be missing?
I understood.
That marriage is a huge punishment,
that a husband gobbles up your freedom,
and that half the population
that we nourished at the breast
divides
and rules.
Poem by Radio Savitri(1949-91)
this poem was bang on....and her work is worth reading. awesome
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