I Mean It Poem by Bharati Nayak
I Mean It
Why does my spirit make a nose dive
Why should someone try to degrade me
I have every right to make myself happy
Engrossed in my writing world of creativity
Am i destined to waste this life
Only doing the chores heaped on me
Just because I am a wife?
Am I not entitled to free time
To spend it on myself
In pursuit of my hobby?
I am i, a small i
Still I am i
And I mean it so
No one is my Lord
And I mean it, really .
Self respect is a natural quality that everyone has....unfortunately women are expected to be extra selfless to lose their self respect .....why should we be so? is always a question ... beautiful write
Thank you so much Madam for your kind words.In India women's status has not changed much.Particularly the mindset of people towards women has changed little.
A woman is supposed to do all household chores, this is a thankless job having no remuneration or recognition for what she does for the family.
p.s. I loved your use of 'little i'. That was/is brilliant....like ME. bri : )
P.S. Did you do all of the dishes aka wash them today? DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN ALL YOUR FLOORS, CEILINGS & WALLS ALSO! ! ! THEN MOW THE LAWN, WATER THE GARDEN & BUY GROCERIES! ! ! !
This is a GREAT POEM, but I'd use 'really', not 'real' as your poem's last word. : ) bri
(I don't know why I only gave 3 1/2 stars before now. I tried to give it five ***** today, but, alas, PH does not allow a rating change.: ((( so I voted it a FAVORITE today, as I noticed you also did according to Notifications. : ) bri Forgive me? ? ?
dear Bharati, I reread the poem and looked at my old comment(s) and now I answer your reply to my comment: (
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 10:39:14 PM # 1.0.0.1119
You are very good at your 'hobby'. Keep writing!
Thank you Kim Barney for your kind comment.