Shivam Raj

A parent's love Each time I yelled at you, I was crying. Each time I punished you, I was hurting. Each time I pushed you away, I was bleeding. I hope you understand someday, how much I didn't want you to shed tears or bear pain. I hope you understand someday, how much I didn't want you to suffer from all the hardships. I hope you understand someday, how much I loved you through all of it, my child.

Eternally bound to this spell, My emotions got quelled, While in numbness I dwell, To feelings, I've bid farewell. Rays of light remain expelled, With the past entitled to foretell, My existence, forced into this cell, Which gradually turned into my shell. Though nothing is now left of me, I can no longer let this be, For brighter days I've known, & I can't continue to condone. Today let the waters shower, Today let new buds flower, Do you not hear it, the death knell ? For I feel again, life's marvel !

There's silence in my screams. Screams in my silence. What you cannot attain through consent, You take through violence. How vile one has to be, to sit blind to unceasing suffering? Shuttering, I try to voice my plight, Despite the constant cowering, I try to rise. You'll hold me down no more, your chains won't have any luck. I too, will stand with a head's high, as for you, your time's up. #metoo #notfeminazi #humanist #equality #societalrevolution