Minati Pradhan
Hey! dear heart,
Let your emotions be locked
With the invisible lock.
.
If you dare to break the silence
And be happy,
That must be only temporary.
.
Blood thirsty eyes
Would search for you-
To create the violence.
.
Waging the unending war
At times extinguishing the lamp
Pushing a clan into darkness.
.
The divine sounding may turn into devils
Holding the caste umbrella.
The unsacred fire burns a civilization to come.
.
It may haunt you for life.
Listening to your heart is not a blessing
From the heaven.
.
“Marriages are made in heaven” proves wrong.
The ideologies of killing are celebrated than life
For the so-called honour and pride.
Poignant!
It’s anguishing how honour killing is still prevalent at many places.
Thank you Nitika for reading .
So true n relevant!
Thanks Sonali
Sad.. Honour killing and for what????
It is very much prevalent in many places, throughout India. Kaushlya Sankar from Tamil Nadu is fighting for justice for her husband, Sankar, who was killed by her father. We need to recognise everyone as human beings irrespective of their caste.
Thank you for reading my poetry
Harsh reality of India and elsewhere too. Prejudices don’t seem to be ending.