We Need To Change! Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

We Need To Change!

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It is time for merriment, when the wedding bells ring,
The arrival of the cupids expected after the knots hung,
Parents are panting with hopes in their mind.
Suitable bride or groom for the apple of eyes, spectacled,
Astrologers are the ones decide the marriages,
Counting the squares in the birth chart of the aspirants,
Betrothals are made in the small offices, not in heaven,
the transfer of gold, silver, and currency for a good groom,
who has either earning power or the inherited properties,
those who have neither of them are doomed and remain bachelors,
the women who have no money end up as old virgins,
What a beautiful country it is, to have the famous chastity,
To boast about when the people shed tears silently,
What a wonderful nation it is, to talk about secularism,
In the market of flesh trade, not in the life of the innocents.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kelvin Owusu 30 October 2012

the life of an innocent is tainted whispering lies, change will never come until one admits whats to be changed within one self. a great piece well done

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Dave Walker 28 October 2012

If two people meet then fall in love, that should be enough. A great poem.

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