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Half A Face

April 6, 2013
By Sonza SILVER, Bhubaneswar, Other
Sonza SILVER, Bhubaneswar, Other
5 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away. - P. G. Wodehouse


Its festive time,
I can hear the bells chime,
But I can’t leave these four walls,
To go to bright stalls,
Earrings, bangles,
Suits and sandals,
Are not for a girl like me,
Who have lost their key,
To a happy and beautiful life,
To be someone`s wife.
Don’t feel bad,
I have a big whole family to be sad!
My sisters sympathize,
My long-lost-friends criticize,
My dear old parents worry,
My brave brothers feel sorry.
But what is all this to m,
If he still roams free,
He who hit me with an acidic mace.
And gave me half a face.


The author's comments:
This is not a true poem but today is the reality for many girls, just like me and you. i am from India and almost daily i read stories about how girls are burned down, attacked with acid and a re tortured. i was thinking about all this when this poem came into my mind. this poem is a narration by an acid attack victim.

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Sonza SILVER said...
on Apr. 21 2013 at 4:35 am
Sonza SILVER, Bhubaneswar, Other
5 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away. - P. G. Wodehouse

thnxx!! n i need d support of ppl like u!!

on Apr. 19 2013 at 5:11 am
PriyaModi BRONZE, Indore, Other
1 article 7 photos 23 comments

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I like the way i am,need no transformation,,,LOVE LIFE.

You developed a good idea..and rhymed it very well..such thinking against this is really admirable.

Sonza SILVER said...
on Apr. 16 2013 at 12:42 pm
Sonza SILVER, Bhubaneswar, Other
5 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away. - P. G. Wodehouse

thank u!! thank god i have supporters!!

Sonza SILVER said...
on Apr. 16 2013 at 12:35 pm
Sonza SILVER, Bhubaneswar, Other
5 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away. - P. G. Wodehouse

thnxx!! i hope it touched u!!

Zoya_Khan GOLD said...
on Apr. 16 2013 at 5:39 am
Zoya_Khan GOLD, Gujranwala, Other
19 articles 0 photos 420 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where LOGIC ends, FAITH begins.
- Zoya Khan

Just awesome...!!!

on Apr. 14 2013 at 2:20 pm
Hamzawaseem GOLD, Lahore, Other
15 articles 1 photo 144 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." ~Einstein

great message! I too have heard many of these happenings. its really sad...