Walking On Broken Glass

Just popped into my head. About forced marriage.

Daddy lost the bet,

The bet between another dad

Desperately trying to find a wife for his son

Daddy lost the bet,

He won some money

But he lost me

Because now I'm marrying a man

I just met,

And don't even know

Apparently I'm marrying into royalty

But daddy is very royal himself

I'm walking on broken glass

Trying to convince myself that

Daddy did the best for his little girl

But this guy,

This guy is the devil

He shows no love

He only shows his lustful eye

Today's the day

The day I give everything away,

The day everything is taken away from me

All because of a stupid bet

Why am I the grand prize

I should have a say in this,

But I guess I don't

I walk on broken glass,

Pour chemicals on myself

To look less attractive,

Maybe that will turn him off

No,

He looks at me and says

"From now on you will forever be my biggest b***h"

Thanks a lot daddy.. 

Author's Note

I honestly don't know where this came from.

Reviews

[Miss Marie Riorden.]

It's quite good. I'm a total Nazi on spelling so I will point out "Poor chemicals on myself" It's pour (:
Not trying to sound mean really. But it is a good write and on a very good subject. Giving away your child. it's almost like slavery, but not quite. You did a good job in catching the emotions that the girl feels. It's almost like you are the girl. It shows her opinion clearly.

[Silent Knight]

Interesting.

[Linear]

Forced marriages are wrong, however arranged marriages, arranged by loving parents who love their children often work better than the so called love matches we hold so dear in the west, till divorce we do part.
But no one should ever be forced into a lifelong arrangement. Enjoyed :0)

[Roxi L]

If my dad did this he'd be in a world of pain and so would the guy...until he disappeared. >:)

[obvious pseudonym]

i would be soooo pissed off at my dad. you have no idea

[Eli Blayze]

Really good work:) I love seeing such young poets out in the world. It's grand that young people can write such terrific works. Keep up the good work:)

[Sunni Davis]

Sometimes, its the poems that seem to come out of no where that are the most powerful because they come from that deepest part of ourselves, the part we sometimes don't even recognize. Such is the case here. Very creative and cleverly written.

[∂αʌ<..]

If you ever read Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini!
this poem reminds me of that book!
an amazing poem again...i would say you grow with your poems!
keep it up!
they are just coming in as amazing one by one!

[dora]

I like how the girl's opinion stands out.

[Kenneth The Poet]

This reminds me of what happens when marriages are arranged against the order of human behavior. Very cool work, Shandra.

[Lily Mae]

A deep intense write.. you must have been holding in some profound emotions and poetry let you express them in this perfect way..another wonderful write..xx