She sat endowed in shimmer

Colours that shined bright

With dreams her eyes glimmered

Awaiting the commencement of her new life

With every step she took

She shed a tear in pain

For she knew she wont witness these walls again.

She is bereft her parents, her childhood and her memories

She is a women now

She got myriads of responsibilities

But as the dawn broke and sun came shining bright

She never contemplated she will be in such a sorry plight

Her fragility was taken as an advantage

Her soft words were of no use

When her esteemed self was exploited

That victimization by her inlaws, she just couldn’t elude

She wondered if money was all that meant

Or if she was just a source of income for them?

Is this sacred relation of marriage just a business oriented deal?

is her renouncement just in vain, she feels.

No money no life is what her in laws said

As she was.. Burned to death!

Her charred corpse laid on the floor

It was an end to the quandarious life she lead

She wasn’t the only one who died this way

She wasn’t the only one who’s worth was nil versus cash

These devils who slaughter innocent girls in the name of mortals

Now just let the devil elapse!

How eloquently do we talk about women empowerment

Yet we equate them with money in guise of rituals

How their powerful entity is lost into oblivion

Will there be a women ever, treated as an individual?