Indira, Thank you. 'Circle' seems to fit in and I was not happy about the 'doom.'It is like starting the day with negative thoughts. Sivakami
--- In [email protected], Indira Babbellapati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > jst a suggestion...hw does 'circle of silence' read? > > siva_ramanathan04 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: THE DOOM OF SILENCE > > Dear child, we say, when we marry off > our daughters, forget us, forget your thus > far life, forget your till-this-moment home > and adopt his parents, his siblings, and call > his house your own, in short we wash our hands > off you, and we don't want to hear the other side > news--only births and deaths and marriages > so that we may bless or console as suits the ocassion > in short adopt and practise' the mantra of silence.' > My daughter did, > so we did not know > when he pricked her nose with a pin > attempting to punch a hole for a nosering > when he scorched her tender skin > with a burning cigarette butt > burning weal marks into her covered body > when he threatened to crush the skull > of my grandkids ,Krishna and Sri Rama > driving his Maruti purposefully > against the forward standing tree > when he stole her jewellery > and pawned it for money > to play rummy at the country club > when he kept asking us for perennial > dowry, ,he left our daughter's bed > for other women sex, so that when > he knocked late at her door step > she let him in and when he offered > her hair to the Lord of Thirupathi , > my daughter bore it all in silence > and the day he planned an en masse suicide > she opened her mouth only to swallow > whatever it was he had mixed > in the almond flavoured milk. > He survived with the two kids and > my daughter died > carrying her silence full circle. > > Sivakami Velliangiri > > > > > > > > -- > You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ > > Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ > > > > ---theZESTcommunity-------------- > > [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ > [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ > [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ > [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ > [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ > [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ > [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ > [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ > --- > > > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "ZESTPoets" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Personals > Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. > Lots of someones, actually. Try Yahoo! Personals > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
