Goodbye Poem by Madhu Smita

When I got married
I didn't cry
Nor did my mom
I knew I was going to the man I love
My mom knew I'd be taken well care of
Today both of us were crying
We both were wrong.

I was not going to my home,
With the man I loved.
I was a transfer of property,
Where I leave all my relationships
Behind and follow my new found lord
To his abode.

Where I am told that my parents are not my responsibility
But his I should love.

But these things are passe now..
It doesn't bother me any more
I have given up my struggle to be treated like an equal
To have my own emotions
My sense of responsibility
And accepted what I'll always be -
A shadow! !
With no substance, no love, no responsibility, no self esteem
And one day I'll meet my lord, my master, my creator
In my full glory and let him have a peek at what he has created.