I wonder why…
Am I denied
A ride on the swing.
I wonder why…
Am I deprived
Of Colours in my life.
I wonder why…
My bangles were broken
And my bindi wiped…
I wonder why…
On my birth, my parents
Cursed their fate.
I wonder why…
Why am I alive
If all wait for me to die.
I wonder why…
I am not allowed
To play like a child.
I wonder why…
When I can speak
I have no voice.
I wonder why…
I was given in marriage
When I had not come of age.
I wonder why…
I have to wear white
And people want me out of sight.
I wonder why…
They call me a widow
And even hate my shadow.
I wonder why...
do I have to mourn and cry
for an unknown guy.
I wonder why…
am condemned
to pretend to live.. am dead
Written after reading an article in a leading Indian magazine, about the plight of child widows, in Desert state of Rajasthan. It’s a long dark tunnel for thousands of child
Widows. Govt. doesn't even have census figures
Mamta Agarwal
12.04.09
Plight of our child widows very well expressed in rhyme! -Raj Nandy
mamta, you have touched the sensitivity of the mind, writing about the child widow, who can only ask questions, like WHY? ? poem is nice, and i hope it reaches out to more people outside poem hunter.one does feel shattered and inadecuate, because the social system is such.
mamta ji the pain and hurt i feel...is collosal the abject insensitivity of our offialdom to this and many such scourges is inexcusable you have written a beautiful social piece superb poetry......and with your permission i too will try my pen at a similar topic one of these days for these little lotuses drifting on uncharted waters there are no...cheers
Heart wrenching poem Mamtaji. Very powerful, punching! I wonder, there are still places these ancient practices are continued.
Heart wrenching poem Mamtaji. Very powerful, punching! I wonder, there are still places these ancient practices are continued.
I wonder why… I have to wear white And people want me out of sight. mamtaji, very powerful lines...some times i wonder what could have happened to us if british people didn't rule us? thanks to rajaram mohan roy and william bendic...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Mamta, I remember you telling me about these child brides, but I thought they were things of the past now, this is really sad... Andrew 10