In the name of honor

Everybody seems to be a stranger, when I see around, standing amidst the crowd

Whatever I did there was no one who said I made them proud

 

Living my life according to them I tried

But none came to wipe my tears when I cried

 

“ tie my conjugal knot with him”, I pleaded

except for this nothing from them I ever demanded

 

they called my love as lust

Told for a marriage the boy belonging to our community is must

 

But how would love understand caste n creed

To forget him my heart never agreed

 

Warned me that society is about give and take

Asked me what’s in my heart merely for namesake

 

The song-lonely, Mr lonely, I subconsciously sing

Cursed me with harsh words even my sibling

 

Gave me few months to forget my bonding of years

Dint  allow to contact even my close peers

 

They raised questions on my character

From my life, ordered me to close his chapter

 

For the family’s prestige , from me they needed a sacrifice,

But how can I keep others happy, when I am not, by paying such a high price

 

My only desire to get him, made them overlook my trophies, scholarships and gold medal

Is someone listening, please give a tight cuddle

 

They didn’t realize the worth of my valuable laurels

Owing to my nature, I avoided quarrels

 

Seems that the one who writes destiny has gone on a vacation

Now who will help me come out of this situation

 

Struggling to live this life

I wonder, I was happy as a daughter, as a sister, as a lover or I will be as a wife

 

I am alone, running the race

Like the law of diminishing marginal utility is the fall in my pace

Oh my creator! At least in your home give me some space…

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