Woman Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Woman
Woman
She is painted
in hues most abject.
now that He has
achieved her,
Death rests
at her feet.
does His eyes too
bear a drop or two
of tears for her?
does He feel
bereaved too?
Is woman ‘just a thing, a body' for the exclusive use of man?
I would like to hear the views of my fellow-poets on the usage of the word 'achieved' in the expression that Death has "achieved" her. I had considered other words like possessed, made (her) surrender, defeated, subdued etc, but preferred this one
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6/16/2024 2:46:46 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Men's supremacy, put in question in a most fair and delicate way. In order not to force a hurtull intervention.
We live in 2023, not in 1823, when women were ordered by male-all courts to wear a scarlet badge citing "A"…. as life-long punishment for "adultery". The most pertinent question is has the woman sinned alone?