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On the path of self reliance, she found a taste of freedom and a dream realised.
Fate did brandish its sword,
for a long time, to intimidate me.
Sabotaging my numerous noble efforts,
to realize my unfulfilled dream,
to break free.
I was pushed, I was shoved,
and countless catastrophes,
attempted to crush,
my rebellious being.
But then fate gave in,
when it tasted my resilience.
And even showered me,
with a thoughtful parting gift.
And that was,
to have the strength and spirit,
to break free,
thus fulfilling,
my long unfulfilled dream.
This poem was one of the winning poems in Asian Literary Society’s weekly poetry contest on the topic ‘Unfulfilled Dream’ and was published in ALS blog spot.
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Indrani Chowdhury is an award winning modern Indian author whose works have been published in various national and international anthologies, magazines, and journals. Her own book 'Raining Drops of Rainbow Verses' got published by Notionpress read more...
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
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