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Hiatus
a dramatic pause
a break in the happy humdrum
and the heart lay shattered
fearing the tomorrow
she retraced in the
dark well of the unknown
night which wasn’t leading to the sunrise
what to do? what not to say?
silence descended and she lost her voice
all around things seemed normal
a furtive glance outside that
numbing space revealed that
life goes on
be in that pause if you must
take your time
find that comfortable moment
peep out and return when you want
the shattered heart is healing with time
don’t hurry for there is nothing to burry
but thy sorrow and grief
dramas will endure
so must your courage
little girl, go on, find that spark
even in that pause
smile and emerge from that hiatus
into a happy cacophony of the superficial
mingling with the essential drama of life
smarter, braver you
feel the magic in the mundane
go on, little heart, peep out
assume your identity and be that
big toughie with a discerning eye
to filter the faux and the real
be you, just you
raw and real.
Bindiya is a linguist and works for a diplomatic mission in New Delhi. She is a published author, reluctant poet, passionate bibliotherapist and a happiness harbinger. Her heart beats in her community-building volunteer organization - “ read more...
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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