DON’T KILL
ME
Kill me
not, Pa
poison me
not, Ma
strangle me
not, brother
I am one of
your own
let some
mercy be shown
your blood
runs into my veins
let you not
bind me in chains
give my
wishes some space
let me live
also with honor and grace.
Desires
have wings
so have
mine
what if I
love someone ?
how is that
a crime ?
made my
choice
want you to
hear my voice
my heart
beats for him
why have I
to pay the price?
Heart
overrules the mind
society has never been kind
different
caste, religion and state
have to
write my own fate.
Why torture
me?
Why shatter
my dreams?
Why you
shame and fail your own?
You are not
urbane, to me it seems.
You blood
thirsty savages
you
traditional sticklers
oh you ! Perpetrators
of heinous crime
your
preaching and actions do not rhyme.
Shame on
you Goddess worshipers
girls may
refuse to take birth
eve was
created by HIM for love
HE now also
thinks, was it at all worth.
Kill me
not, Pa/ poison me not Ma
strangle me
not brother ?
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Anjana Tandon 10:17pm Sep 1
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Driftwood Ashore 7:14pm Sep 1
ReplyDeleteHeartfelt write sir
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ReplyDeleteTribhawan Kaul sir ..hats off to u !
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Shaji John 8:11pm Sep 1
ReplyDeleteHonor killing, rather a shameful act
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AV Koshy 6:02pm Sep 1
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good poem TK sir
Aniruddha Sastikar 8:47am Sep 2
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Aparna Anekvarna 7:32am Sep 2
ReplyDelete................ no words.. hardhitting
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Masum Akhtar 9:24pm Sep 2
ReplyDeleteWelcome. . . . . Your emotion-provoking words deserve it...
Rakesh Kumar Yadav 7:05pm Sep 3
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Ramesh Thumati Alagarsamy
ReplyDeleteMost heartening and touching poem!
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Shahbaz Khan 8:25am Sep 4
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Babu
ReplyDeleteIn the name of "honour" killings etc. take place. This Poem depicts
the true sense of it. Whither are we going ? Backwards to Barbarian
periods. Is the Culture diminished or became naught. Every living being
has equal right to live till the day chosen by God to leave this abode.
TK has rightly projected present day apathy in a very simple, lucid style. Hats off to him.
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Meena Sood 8:41pm Sep 5
ReplyDeleteमन को झिंझोड़ गयी ये रचना!
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Rajesh Joshi 7:57pm Sep 5
Beautiful
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Payal Agarwal 7:56pm Sep 6
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Danda (via verdurez)
ReplyDeleteLovely poem from your pen, TK. Very touching.
VAS (via verdurez)
ReplyDeleteMy dear TK,
Wow...What a wonderful,realistic and lovely poem on love.
Born and brought up in a village i too used to hate lovers but changed after reaching college in City.
DG who was against love marriage when our elder son got married changed now and openly tell our youngest son to love a girl of his choice!!!.
It's a question of time that villagers and all will accept love marriages.
That will eradicate caste and religion.
Muthurajan (via verdurez)
ReplyDeleteIt is not only the men but sometimes womenfolk also join in this partisan behavior.
Babu (via verdurez)
ReplyDeleteVery touching poem. All girl children, woman should be protected
from all evils.
Hari (via verdurez)
ReplyDeleteIt is sad that in a land of Goddess worshipers, girls are discriminated. A very touching poem. This poem reminded me of the following poem
O Ri Chiraiya
O Ri Chiraiya
Nanhi si chidiya
Angnaa mein phir aaja re
O Ri Chiraiya
Nanhi si chidiya
Angnaa mein phir aaja re
Andhiyara hai ghana aur lahu se sana
Kirno ke tinke ambar se chunn ke
Angna mein phir aaja re
Humne tujhpe hazaro sitam hain kiye
Humne tujhpe jahaan bhar ke zulm kiye
Humne socha nahi
Tu jo ud jaayegi
Ye zameen tere bin sooni reh jaayegi
Kiske dum pe sajega angna mera
O Ri Chiraiya, meri Chiraiya
Angnaa mein phir aaja re
Tere pankho mein saare sitare jadu
Teri chunar satrangi bunu
Tere kaajal mein main kaali raina bharu
Teri mehandi mein main kacchi dhoop malu
Tere naino sajaa doon naya sapna
O Ri Chiraiya, meri Chiraiya
Angnaa mein phir aaja re
O Ri Chiraiya
Nanhi si chidiya
Angnaa mein phir aaja re
O Ri Chiraiya...
Heather Burns
ReplyDeleteexcellent write Tribhawan. I agree with your words
September 7 at 3:43am
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Narendra Rai
ReplyDeleteWah awesome Sir ji . .
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Tina Gulzar 12:26am Sep 10
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Corey Cowan 12:37am Sep 10
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Savi Sep 8
ReplyDeleteDear TK, I am sorry i read this poem quiet late was a bit busy on some urgent assignment...
its true in the name of honour killing or otherwise innocent girls are being slaughtered, I often feel outrageous, who has given the killers this right to take the life of another human????
Very touching poem TK, till such time the very thinking of our Indian society changes, such killing will continue to be there, not only villages I have seen parents just not accepting the freedom of their girl child, a girl child goes to educational institution, earns and brings prosperity to her family but the moment she declares her love for someone she is being attacked as if she has done some heinous crime, as if she has no right to lead her own life, to decide her future, our society is a hypocrite society, we wear modern clothes, we show we are modern, we talk big but deep within our heart the thinking still remains barbarian, the ancient one. The change has to come in our generation to accept, to try to forget and forgive as DG rightly did, as regards the future generation the change is already visible.
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Babu Sep 8
ReplyDeleteA civilized nation should not turn a deaf ear to the apathy of girl children and their horrondous life. Citizens should have culture first ; nation feeling together with humanitarian approach. Otherwise we are not fit
to be called humans.
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