Tuesday 14 April 2015

TREASURES THAT CAN'T BE STOLEN

TREASURES THAT CAN'T BE STOLEN
© Athena
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 Disclaimer - this is a work of fiction and bears no resemblance to any reality whatsoever.
 The rays of the sun unleash their fury on her body ,
 Yet nothing melts this cold heart ,
 For so long was he gone n with such boldness,
 That she has begun to question her mortal existence
 She has started mistaken every passer by as him ,
 Not sure whether every stranger resembles him,
 Or has he become a stranger ....
 Such is the silence in the air ,
 That all she hears is a devil trying to break her heart's ice ,
 And mercilessly he strikes with an axe ,
 And the couple of blows ...those thuds ,
 Break her heart a little more ...
 Such is the irony of time that it plays a game of barter ,
 It takes away the warmth and yet burns her soul,
 It takes away the love yet leaves the magic ,
 IT TAKES AWAY YOUR LIFE AND STILL ASKS YOU TO LIVE ...
 Such is the brunt of justice ,
 That her rights over him are snatched ,
 He is no longer hers ,
 And don't think she was wronged or betrayed ,
 Oh no , never ...
 He just took away all that which belonged to him ,
 Rightfully so ... Just and fair !
 But there's something that no one can take away from her ,
 Neither the time , this universe , gods and definitely not him ...
 Its those beautiful bundles of memories,
 Memories...
 Of his stories ,
 Of his sleepless nights,
 Of his restless heart,
 Of his first talk ,
 Of his nervousness of the first meeting,
 Of his hug n the warmth that used to melt her heart ,
 Of his constantly looking at her ,
 Of his smiling and asking her "y don't u look at me"
 Of the rashes on his palm , made by his harsh work,
 Of the flat nails on his fingers,
 Of the game that made them stare into each others eyes for so long ,
 Of the first bite of food that he fed her ,
 Of the astonished feelings on his face as he saw the first gift she had made ,
 Of the kiss with eyes open ,
 Of the magic that followed,
 Of the sensation that scared them both ,
 Of his wide smile that reveal his shining teeth ,
 Of the pain that he hid beneath ,
 Of his tears that drenched her robe whilst he lay on her lap ,
 Of the knees that ached for so long ,
 Of his reluctance to let go of her ,
 Of him subconsciously moving his toes while half asleep ,
 Of the silent kiss on his forehead,
 Of her sitting on his lap
 Of the swing that followed ,
 Of the cap that he put on her head ,
 Of the smiles that spread,
 And where do I stop there are a million things
 THE BEST BEING THE SMILE THAT ACCOMPANY HER TEARS
 EVERY NIGHT AS SHE THINKS
 AS SHE ASKS GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS . . .
 FOR HIM
‪#‎Athena‬
‪#‎am_mu‬

Friday 3 April 2015

MISCONCEIVED FEMINISM

THE TRAP ... THE SHAM FEMINISM
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© ATHENA Coelho
 Woman - the weaker sex , the fair sex , the epitome of sacrifice , the ideal of surrender , the reservoir of love and care .
 How beautiful these words seem .? And yet how miserably we fail to gauge the latent meanings that these phrases carry .
 -"Would you plz cook the with dinner beti??"
 - "hey sister , would u please iron my shirt ?
 - "oh beti , y don't u study furthur till u get married ? As it is y do u hv to work ? We will find a rich guy for u.
 - sweetheart , plz leave ur job so that we can be together "
 - honey , I love u so much that's why I hate it when u talk to other guys .
 - oh please baby , just wear salwaar suit n saree in front of my parents "
 - mom , why cant you just cook like the neighbourhood aunty ?? "
 And the list goes on ...
 I am a feminist , albeit a proud one but I fail to understand how foolish can a woman be . How easily could you be tricked to believe that you have equality ?
 I have been having a lot of debates with few friends who think that deepika padukone's viral video propagates feminism . Don't mean to get personal but here's my take .
 - The biggest paradox that we live in , especially in our country is to believe in the uniformity of PEOPLE .
 India and Bharat ... These are two different nations on the same land . While we are fools to believe that only 4 metros n a bunch of uber urban cities is wt constitutes the population , let me tell u ...
 This minuscule amount of population doesn't evn vote properly .
 This population represents Indi , not Bharat .
 This population has the CULTURAL CAPITAL to make a voice heard .
 AND FEMINISM IS NOT N SHOULD NEVER BE THE MONOPOLY OF THIS POPULATION. .
 My opposition isn't about deepika padukone . ITS HER CHOICE .My opposition Is for the fact that people want to associate it with feminism .
 U talk of feminism ...
 Talk about it when the subtle fangs of patriarchy bite u n u don't even realise that .
 Talk about feminism ...
 -When ur parents tell you to pursue IAS ovr IPS because its a tough Job .
 - when ur brother asks u y r u so late , evn if he may never answer that question for you
 - when ur boyfriend is possesive and u succumb to it just giving it the name of love .
 - talk about feminism when a girl leaves her career for her would be husband just in order to satisfy his BLOODY FRUSTRATED MALE EGO .
 - talk about feminism when a girl stops talking n spending time with guys just cz her boyfriend hates it .
 - talk about feminism where in a village a girl does all the household chores while his brother roams on a bike the whole day .
 - talk about feminism when ur mother comes back from office n still cooks for ur father while ur father relaxes...
 - when domestic violence, bride burnings , dowry deaths , rapes happen
 AND FOR GOD SAKE OPEN UR EYES N DONT DEFEND ALL OF THESE WITH A STATEMENT
 "I love my man/husband/family . I respect them and I can do anything for them "
 Dont say
 "love is sacrifice . It is surrender
 BS EK AURAT NE PYAAR KA THEKA NHI LEKE RKHA HAI
 TALK ABOUT FEMINISM WHEN UR BOYFRIEND TELLS U THAT HE WILL PROTECT U ... CZ U WILL NOT EVEN REALISE WHEN THE PROTECTOR BECOMES A PERPETRATOR.
 AND WHEN ALL THE MEN IN UR LIFE are ready to do the same things for u ...
 - when ur dad cooks food everyday in the evnin
 - when ur brother washes utensils ( p.s- mine does.. I make him do it)
 - when ur boyfriend leaves ur job to move with u .
 THAT DAY MY SISTERS STOP TALKING ABOUT FEMINISM .
 Showing off a bra strap , or walking around with a blood stained skirt or having sex outside marriage IS NOT FEMINISM ...
 In this world of beasts
 A simple life of dignity ,, no rapes , no domestic violence , a mind that is enlightened , a pair of hands that are skilled , friends and family that genuinely love and respect AND PUSH U HIGHER , a beautiful smile on ur face , strength in ur actions character and thoughts , ur own house and a fairly well bank balance ...
 THIS IS FEMINISM .