I Wish I Was Not Born As A Daughter
After long time writing blog.This poem urges me to write
something.Because it depicts the condition of of an Indian Bride.Few months ago
I have faced same kind of situation. So each and every word of this poem touch
upon my heart.i can relate my self in this poem.
I wish I was not born as a daughter
The title of the poem itself suggest that daughter is not
happy because she is a daughter.There is a saying that
‘Every girl is a princess for her parents’
Her family
tries to give all the happiness to her.Every one treats her like a little
princess than why she has a regret of being a daughter?
The answer of this question lies in the age long
tradition of Indian society.
“Bidai”
Whenever we heard the word ‘Bidai’ we imagine the image of
crying women
Glittering shining from
head to toe
I just took the wedding
vows
Surrounded by faces all
new
My eyes wandered looking for you
Wanted you to hold me tight
But
her mother is not there.
Bride
looks so beautiful in wedding outfit and ornaments.But from insight she is not
happy because she has to leave her beautiful home.she herself doesn't know
what is going on with her.After leaving
her family she belongs to other family.All the family member are dancing and
welcoming new bride.but what about her.Everything is new for her.In between
that new environment.she has to follow some tradition.she is not happy because she had leaved her world.
Now a
days after the engagement bride and the groom spends time with each other. Try to
understand each other. But during the old time they doesn't see each other and
spends entire life with each other. just imagine, if someone gives you a big
house and money.Every thing is there but not your family.you don’t like to live
there.But a daughter has to do this………why all because of it is a “so called
tradition”.
‘Bidai Bidai Rit yeh kesi he’………..
In the new environment daughter’s eyes are looking for her mother.Because she is her friend,philosopher
and guide for.Her mother is not with her during the hardest period of her
life.she has to face everything alone.
‘Few
moments ago,I belonged to you Now I have a family,completely New’
Few moments ago
she is the part of her family now she belongs to another family.
‘You hugged me and wiped my tears
you never looked so weak all this years’
Condition of Mother is also very difficult during ‘Bidai’.Because
she had raised her.She gave her gift to groom’s family.it is the hardest period
of mother also.
I wanted to say
let’s go home
But soon I realised I have A new home
I wished I could never leave you today
But tradition is above us they say
She wants go home and live like a princess.But she could
not do so because she realised she is now a part of that new environment.If she
does not wish to leave her home because she is surrounded by the boundaries of
tradition.
I wished so much thisday
could have come little late,
But then how can I fight my fate
you never made me feel
this,mother
Every thing is predestined.so we can not do anything.