why

''the chains on being a woman''

I thought the life was mine
But
Why eyes do bound my steps
Why are words stopping my pace?
Why are my steps chained?
Why
O
Why
Why can’t I spread my wings and fly

Reviews

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Hi, Prritiy... I do understand your sentiments here, being a woman myself. :) Anyway, I just wonder... In the first line, is it really "the life was mine" or you mean just "life was mine". I rarely read "the life" together except in special cases. Thanks. :)

[Prritiy]

Thanks for your keenness, yes i wrote the life on purpose, to show everyone is a master of his/her own life.... but still isn't due to various reasons.

I am thankful for your kind words and loving grace.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. This was wonderful. I felt the power of yearning for freedom and taking the shackles off of your hands and feet and to become one with your true destiny of justice and equality . Things take time and hopefully women will achieve great things...Bravo

[Prritiy]

Yes Sami we hope one day there wont be shackles on anyone be it social, racial, sex, physical...whatever..... i am glad you felt the feel :)

Thanks a lot dear friend for being there :) ..... here :)

have a nice day

[Sami Khalil]

You too...Most welcome...:)...........

[Prritiy]

:)))))))))

[Sami Khalil]

:).......................

[Prritiy]

:)>>>>>>>>>

[Sami Khalil]

^^~^^ :>)...........

[Prritiy]

a change in batman smile :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha...Yep for now...lol

[Anand Sehgal]

This is an eternal question . Perhaps we do not know what to do with the freedom we yearn for. We always have a inner conflict between the comfort zone and the restive drive !
One of the best from you .

[Anand Sehgal]

Nice photo by the way .! :)

[Prritiy]

one of the absolute truth you have spoken, i have often felt that way :)

Thanks a lot Anand, every friend, friendly critic means a lot on the path :)

Thankyou :) but which photo :P

[Anand Sehgal]

one being shown with this poem :)

[Prritiy]

ok thanks :)

[dw817]

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Prritiy, there comes a time in life when you have to stop asking yourself WHY and start asking yourself HOW. HOW can your surmount and surpass the troubles you have ? It is when you can turn bereavement into achievement that you'll move forward in your life. :)

[Prritiy]

yes you are right, but first comes why and then how :) for when we are able to understand why then how can be easy :)

actually this was written while watching a serial where a female character is stopped from going out to study as she is a widow girl..... and this is a general lament for restrictions too, due to social, racial bondage etc.

Thankyou so much for you encouraging words :)

[dw817]

Certainly.

WHY, however should be reserved for computer code, mathematics, and other items of trivial interest. Serious dead-to-rights life issues should never be WHY or you start to brood about the past. Leave it as HOW, how can I deal with this NOW. That is the issue. :7

[Prritiy]

:).........

[Baban.A.A]

well I usually when read something angle it in the way I understand it and prefer it. first the poem was quite short which of course isn't a bad thing at all. to me writing something and able to be articulated in short lines is showing mastership, if not of writing, but of the piece you are writing. and I believe you certainly know about the piece I can feel it. I bet it is about becoming free from bounds, esp personal bounds that stops us as humans. I can relate to the poem by that we must first break personal chains then try to beat wings up to fly over the social fence.all in all well done I like dit.

[Prritiy]

Thankyou so much Baban for the intelligent understanding of feel. I am touched by your gesture. It surely is about breaking the the bonds society creates be it in the form of sex, religion, caste n creed or anything for that matter.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I hear you. While the wings are within us, we often have to remove the cage; and sometimes, we can't remove it alone. It takes time and the will of many.

[Prritiy]

You are right Linda at times the society makes it very difficult to spread the wings and many times it starts with family too.
Thankyou for your understanding words :)

[iliOZ]

dear prritiy.
einstein was once asked what he thinks is beyond the last star and he answered "god only knows"
i don't dispute that

[Prritiy]

iliOZ hmm quite a name-anything in particular it stands for :)

Thankyou so much for your kind visit and deep thought.
here God knows, yes that true, but others too.... this is in general of the society thought process which doesn't let women be herself.
thanks again :)

[Ayvid N]

A very poignant message delivered in a very poetic way. Your words have a lot of pain and longing. Soul-stirring write from you Prtitiy.

[Prritiy]

Thankyou Divya for your understanding words, am glad you felt it, i knew you would :)

[costa siwale]

I love this poem..simple And true. Well done

[Prritiy]

Thankyou Costa Siwale for your kind visit.