Thursday, May 24, 2012

Faceless


Happen to read a story long time back in Reader's Digest 'Desert Rose'.

Source: Female Genital Mutilation Issue(Africa)

What defines me?
Where are my beginnings?
What will the end be?

Born undesired
Living uninspired
To die as He conspired

I want love and respect
I demand equality and rights
I beg for a life without fear ..

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20 comments:

  1. Yashwant R. B. MathurMay 24, 2012 at 1:12:00 AM PDT

    Nice read!


    Regards

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  2. Yashwant R. B. MathurMay 24, 2012 at 3:54:00 AM PDT

    कल 25/05/2012 को आपकी यह पोस्ट http://nayi-purani-halchal.blogspot.in पर लिंक की जा रही हैं.आपके सुझावों का स्वागत है .
    धन्यवाद!

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    1. PoorviMay 24, 2012 at 4:59:00 PM PDT

      I will check it out and let you know if I have any concern :)

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  3. PhilO♥May 24, 2012 at 9:19:00 AM PDT

    Living with fear is like not living at all.. It's so sad.
    Very touching lines. I specially loved the 2nd stanza.
    You have a pretty header picture :)

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    1. PoorviMay 24, 2012 at 4:58:00 PM PDT

      Thanks Phil .. the picture was taken recently on a sunny day in park near a state town ..

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  4. Nitin JainMay 24, 2012 at 1:12:00 PM PDT

    nobody has a right over anybody's life...not sure when we the human-being will understand this simple thing !!

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    1. PoorviMay 25, 2012 at 11:13:00 AM PDT

      Its difficult to understand what yours and whats not. All goes back to our education and upbringing ..

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  5. Saru SinghalMay 24, 2012 at 5:25:00 PM PDT

    Painful and soulful at the same time. I wish people are more aware of such issues.

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    1. PoorviMay 25, 2012 at 11:14:00 AM PDT

      Yeah, but mostly things are kept under covers. 'Desert Rose' was the story that brought this practice into picture ..

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  6. AmropaliMay 25, 2012 at 12:52:00 AM PDT

    The first time I had read about the going-ons, I had nightmares for days. It doesn't only induce sympathy and disgust, but also an inexplicable fear.


    Your lines, beautifully relate a sad and ghastly truth.

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    1. PoorviMay 25, 2012 at 11:16:00 AM PDT

      Yes, it induces a fear for the person as well as yourself. Sometimes I end up thanking God that I don't have to go through all this simply because I was born on the right side of the globe.. but then its no one's fault that they did .. awareness is one solution which can help us counter this situation..

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  7. Anupama TripathiMay 25, 2012 at 10:54:00 AM PDT

    Touched ...really ...!!

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  8. AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 11:31:00 AM PDT

    Born undesired
    Living uninspired
    To die as He conspired ...

    very nice lines, short and simple yet effective... give the message very strongly. Hope we writers can really wake people up .

    Regards
    Manju

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    1. PoorviMay 25, 2012 at 4:12:00 PM PDT

      Thanks Manu.. yes, that is what our attempts should be directed at.. presenting reality in a responsive format :)

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  9. BikramMay 26, 2012 at 2:42:00 AM PDT

    ANd I hope each child gets thats love and care .. irrespective of the gender
    a sad heart felt poem .. we humans have a lot to do .. to help get rid of a lot of menance in this world


    Bikram's

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  10. VivekMay 26, 2012 at 10:51:00 PM PDT

    Nice post ..poorvi ..

    Ya fear is worst enemy ...we all sometime ...come across ..knowing and unknowingly...
    Yes this is a serious issue which need a world level ...attention to address it asap and stop this.

    We are born with d same way then why this deviation in both ..where is the equality ..?

    Good to hear you too r a RD reader.. :)

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    1. PoorviMay 28, 2012 at 10:58:00 PM PDT

      Thanks Vivek.. yes, I am ardent RD fan, perhaps the first magazine I liked so much ..

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