TAINTED
Impulsive
human instinct acts,
An
uncontrolled mind is rebellious,
Capitulates
heart instantly willingly,
Life
never grumbles, dares limits,
Limit
is a myth, paranoid views,
Human
life is precious, born to love,
Love,
self-nature, innocent, decent,
Demands
the community to accept,
Less
prefers heart criticism react,
Love
only matters the heart imitates,
Tell
frankly observed love undiluted,
The
least polluted elixir is succulent,
The
face to tidbits, eyes, nose, lips,
Females'
hair long, to the knees, black,
Simple
eye bows, accent, voice,
Word
can melt heart seeks soul,
Minute
the gait, gesture, demeanor,
Catches
imagination, the mind trapped,
A
volume of a novel to describe,
Insufficient
how love is defined,
Instantly
catch fire, unconscious,
Burn
heart feels a missing presence,
Runs
life impatiently to associate,
Fails
to fathom custom prejudice,
Refuse
to accept rules knows life,
Transient
nature life falters loses,
This
happened to my girlfriend,
High
society, family if upper caste,
Fair-complexioned,
intelligent, tall,
Matching
my height in merit,
Rest,
I missed her height in class,
Born
poor caste differs between families,
A
year after success in recruitment,
The
training period for administration,
We
liked each other and grew intimacy,
Before
joining the service separating,
Packing
our luggage, catching a flight,
The
direction of our destination home,
Opposite
directions distinguished,
Language,
state, custom, different,
Families
unfamiliar, strange situations,
It
dawned upon both similar feelings,
What
parents will say when to listen,
How
to treat the proposal sealed,
Thinking
I knew backgrounds,
Widely
differing, require strong effort,
The
girlfriend's parent educated understood,
Evaluated
positively on merit nature,
My
family was illiterate, chained to caste,
Objected
to when heard my decision,
Marrying
in the upper caste is not permitted,
Possibility
of being outcaste foreseen,
A
few days at home churned my heart,
Love
never differentiates caste color,
Affect
less class and status,
I
left home, didn't inform my parents,
We
got married in the court, joined services,
Fortunately,
placed in one city,
The
fact her parents got the information,
My
family rejected to give consent,
They
were silent, knew the caste system,
Underlined
our senior officer status,
A
few years later, our child grew,
Demanded
to meet grandfather,
Loved
meeting the grandmother,
We
were in a fix, decided to visit,
Met
parents later, at my home,
Stayed
for a few days the matter settled,
Returned
to our working place, both,
Received
a letter, parents outcast,
Community
banned reception meetings,
Denied
water, fire, social custom,
Our
love, a red rose treated tainted.
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Tainted
Theme:
Inter-caste marriage
Date:
3rd December 2022, Cuttack
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