Wingless Poem by Valsa George
Wingless
Vacantly staring into the night sky
She saw big bellied clouds drifting away
Are they fleeing away from the luminous moon?
Or mercilessly driven out
After being robbed off everything?
Once again she looked at her expanding waistline
And felt the pulse of life beating within
It sent a lightning of terror through her
The chapters of her life flipped past her eyes
With several scenes reeling one by one
"You are my sky
The ascending star of my soul in the dawn
And the bough of my homing at night"
Those words that sent goose bumps all over
Now rattle in her skull like worthless coins!
Never had she thought she would be
Thus cruelly betrayed!
How she had once wished the time to stand still
Now she sighs seeing the needle of the clock
Crawling at snail's pace!
She thought the deserts of her life
Had been turned into grass lands
When did the cruel frost fall
To suck up all greenness, she fails to locate!
But she remembers clearly when she had fallen
From the perilous heights of the cliff
Into the precipitous depths of the ravine
It was in excitement, she confided to him
That his seed was growing inside her
Was it with disbelief or bitter annoyance
That he heard those words, not quite sure.
For days, she heard nothing from him
Though worried, she tried to light up hope
One day as a bolt from the blue,
She got a curt message from him
‘We now go our separate ways'
She felt drowned while diving for pearls!
With a mutilated heart, the star crossed girl
Lives on....
Without knowing the time winging away
And the curse of the dead albatross
Hanging heavily in her neck!
But she shall live...............
Live for the poor ‘bastard' growing inside!
Beautifully written with great sensitivity and understanding of a girl left pregnant and left betrayed by a man she loved and her future is bleak because of the stigma of a child born out of wedlock, it is a sad reflection on society that the girl and child are ostracized and her lover is free to get on with his life! So sad and thought provoking!
Thanks a lot Hazel for feeling the situation in depth and for the beautiful comment!
Vacantly staring into the night sky She saw big bellied clouds drifting away Are they fleeing away from the luminous moon? Or mercilessly driven out After being robbed off everything? A very powerful opening stanza of a great touching poem.
Once again she looked at her expanding waistline And felt the pulse of life beating within It sent a lightning of terror through her The chapters of her life flipped past her eyes With several scenes reeling one by one.....so touching. Visited this poem once again for it's special attraction.
This is how great poetry works. You can read and see at the same time a beautiful and poignant love story in just few lines. The superb imagery made the reader a witness of this betrayal. Beautifully written.10+++ Onto my Poem List.
An excellent write. Powerful, poignant and moving love.story. A vivid depiction of a man with pretenses and false promises played.the deepest emotions of a woman. A great and gripping portrayal of a woman succumbed to false promises in the name of love. Betrayal has been powerfully crafted and depicted.
Swimming in the sea of sadness is that story of brokenness and betrayal. You have captured this story with such excellence and eloquence Valsa! Well done!
A moving poem well rendered. The pain of betrayal and broken promises are presented in this write.10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 6:15:37 AM # 1.0.0
A profound portrayal of betrayal and depression.Sadly, this happens far too often here in America.Well rendered and thought provoking
Thanks a lot sir for your kind response! Welcome your second coming!