A Birthmother's Catechism (Ek Maan Kiजिरह)a Poem By Carrie Etter In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Kaisay us ko tum ne jaanay diya?
Adaalat main kaanooni baareekioN k baad

Kaisay us ko tum ne jaanay diya?
Saal abhi ek bacha hai jab main vote de sakooN gi

Kaisay us ko tum ne jaanay diya?
salaamti uski chahtay huay
apnay aanso bahatay huay
apnay aap se nafrat kartay huay

Kaisay us ko tum ne jaanay diya?
Nurse ne mujh goleeaN di mera doodh sukaanay ko

Kaisay us ko tum ne jaanay diya?
Kaun ab cHotay se poday pe
ChiDiya ka ghar latkaata hai?

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A Birthmother's Catechism
by Carrie Etter

How did you let him go?

With black ink and legalese

How did you let him go?

It'd be another year before I could vote

How did you let him go?

With altruism, tears, and self-loathing

How did you let him go?

A nurse brought pills for drying up breast milk

How did you let him go?

Who hangs a birdhouse from a sapling?