Day and Night

A girl not accepted by her parents is in search of love day and night.

I was born in the day

During the summers of May

'Congratulations! It's a girl.'

My parents didn't like the word.

 

They didn't hold me

They didn't look at me

They took me at night in the rain

Leaving me there to wail.

 

When I opened my eyes

The light was seemingly bright

I found myself in a place

With no one with me in this plight.

'How am I here?' 'Why am I here?'

Were the questions

That roamed in my mind.

For a curious 5-year-old

I wanted to find the answers more.

 

Brought up in an orphanage

'THE HOPE' had its fame

Day and night, I waited

For it to stand true to its name.

 

Today also like any other day,

It was the summers of May

The day I was born

Yes, today is my birthday.

 

I turned twelve years old,

My adoption still on hold

But the news I heard

Make me want to fly like a bird.

 

'We want to adopt you!'

It was out of the blue,

But my wish came true

It was the best gift my life threw.

 

Love became loathe

Happiness became loath

I woke up from the nightmare

To realize the terror is there.

 

The abuse was intense

To hurt me was their intent

Yearning for love was like a dusk

Until he came into my life like a day sky.

 

His dark blue eyes

Deep like ocean

Glistening against the sun

But void of any emotion.

 

As our eyes met

Like a connection was set

His touch was like a fire

Like a spark ignited by two wires.

 

'I was treated like a maid

and abused every day

Who should have been my guardians

Were demons behind an angel face.'

 

'Waiting for them every day

Hyung's mistake; my thrash day

They treated me like a trash

Instead of love, showered me with cash.'

 

We held each other tightly

Never leaving another alone

Destiny played its part

Making me fall for him more.

 

18 is a lucky number

I ran away from my fosters

In the hope of a bright future

Leaving behind all the imposters.

 

We took the marriage vows

And promised to stick around

We decided never to bow

To those who would pull us down.

 

The brightness in our dark life

The happiness in our wretched life

Yes, it's a girl

Beautiful she was, like a pearl.

 

Today I have turned eighty

Still mourning for his death

Asking one chance from the deity

To be with him till my last breath.

 

As I lie on my death bed

Completing my life

I am eager to meet him tonight

And be with him day and night.

Reviews

[Yashika]

Amazing poem with a great thought of how different people think of a girl child, beautifully written

[Arushi]

thank you so much Yashika