World Poetry Day
Geethanjali Tanikella
Building Epic Brands | Content Marketer | Veteran Wordsmith | MICA
March 21 is celebrated as World Poetry Day. At my workplace Mapmygenome, we decided to participate in a Poetry Challenge. This is my contribution.
He Called Me
He called me Shraddha, promised forever.
How was I to know that he would fall for another?
In heartbreak I languish,
Passing on to my daughters, sorrow and anguish.
He called me Sita, his one true wife.
His one gift, a comfort-free life.
A willing sacrifice to the altar of royal duty,
A victim of patriarchal immaturity.
He called me Krisna, the perfect conquest of the best archer.
Watched me become a pawn in a wager.
The man I loved shared me with his brothers,
Seeking solace in the arms of others.
He called me Mother, to discard me in my winter.
He called me Daughter, to stifle my laughter.
He called me Sister, to burn me in the name of honour.
He called me Wife, to nurture not love but terror.
He continues to call me by a powerful name,
Even as he glories in my shame.
You can read my team members' works here: https://mapmygenome.in/blog/2018/03/21/poetry-in-the-genes/. Do take some time to read them. They are brilliant.