to the Mother of that Yet-Unmarried-Daughter
Posted 30.9.09 by who else but me in Labels: marriage, single, womanto the Mother
of that Yet-Unmarried-Daughter:
when they smile their
pitiful smiles
and nod their
self-righteous nods
at family dinners
get-togethers
and weddings of friends'
i wish you could speak up.
speak up for her.
speak up for me.
speak up for daughters
that were
and daughters that will be.
tell them
that even though
she comes home at night
to an empty bed
her pillows are dry
as she goes to sleep
her mind at ease
and full of possibilities.
tell them
yes, this daughter of yours
has loved and lost
but she knows one fine day
she will have loved and won
someone
worthy of everything she’s got.
tell them
she loves herself enough
she needs no admiring eyes
to reflect her beauty and worth
nor comforting lies
to keep up appearances
and live facades by.
tell them
she doesn’t need a man
for security
she has her own mind and body
as an insurance policy.
tell them
she will age by her own clock
not society’s
and her right time
for marriage
will be any time
of day
of month
or year
tomorrow
today or even
in ten years.
tell them
her independence
won’t scare men,
atleast not the ones
that matter,
the ones
that will intrigue her.
tell them
that in fact
she is intrigued
by strong handsome men
that don’t fall on their knees
or tower over her
but stand at ease
by her side-
two ‘I’s
not one all-consuming ‘We’.
tell them
she is single and free right now
free to decide for herself, by herself
free to seize the day
free to go wherever she please
free to live vicariously
free to be whatever she wants to be.
and after all that’s said
tell them
this one other thing
that you are proud of all she’s become
and all that she is.
20 comments:
To the daughter;
Do you speak these words
Because you are
Of life: fearless
Or see in me the fears
You are, like your mother
Trying to overcome?
Absolutely beautiful.
Bravo!!!!
perfect.
wow. simply awesome. loved reading it.
and thanks.:)
am i gnna be the only male commenting here? :D
pretty damn amazing.. by far, one of my favourites...!
and u know what a BIG fan of poetry i am ;) lol..
Amazing!
This is so wonderful and touching... you are an amazing writier!
How come I never wondered in to your blog before?
Brilliant stuff! Tell it like it is:)
Wow. Just wow.
nice!
though you know, if i print this out and give my mother she'll definitely say "tch" and secretly plan on telling my aunts to "look look, see if there's someone good". bah!
Lovely. Apt. I shall be sending this on to my single girlfriends..and perhaps my mother.
wow.. thanks everyone. :)
a little late, but superb..
u dont have to agree to like it, wen its well written:) i dont think iv ever read sucha long poem in my life btw.. great stuff (emphasis on read, not poem)
you should stop being negative.. remember looks are not everything- there are lots of men who don't have high standards. all the best.
this is awesome.
I liked that. If only... :)
Amazing!
Very well written. Loved this!
tagged! http://colomborantings.blogspot.com/2009/11/dear-16-yr-old-dee.html
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