Para 1 - ~~ Ruthless Discourse ~~ “Say Thanks to God
That I had been so kind Else I would have called the police
For my mental humiliation and malice”
In few seconds of talking, it came as a bolt from blue!
Never imagined past moments painted in such dark hue!
But I had no time to rue
I had to be a positive listener to all her complains What boys cannot, they say, girls can sense
And somehow I was confident, our love will triumph!
I was yearning for months to speak
Who was with me till few days back, now not willing to meet Amidst blockade by her, in all means to connect
But for one time only on call, she agreed to relent This opportunity looked like a god send
With every second, potentially be life changing moment I wanted to emphasized, how much we loved each other
Take her through, as to how I can make amends How things can be simplified
And how we can live, as we had originally envisioned As I was finding difficult to comprehend what she just said
She continued her high words “If you still don’t agree for divorce,
I will put the case for dowry and mental harass” “Why are you even thinking of something non-existent?”
I quipped, thinking how this could even come in her thoughts “Also, how can you prove it, as it is false?”
It was met with a disturbing silence Only if she had not given in, to misuse laws
There would not have been sound of ruthless tramples But she took the bait, and became sinister
Since she had an idea, emotions are classified and prioritized by gender!
Para 2 - ~~ Hope met with Resistance ~~ These expletives were enough to made my heart sinking
My raw emotions oozing to come out, now shrinking But something I cherished all these days long
I could not let it perish, due to some misunderstanding I felt the urge to emphasize, her importance in my life
“Hello, are you listening?”, my words echoed on the phone line “It’s not even a year, and only being few months
And our good moments easily outclass our problems Let us try to mature more together,
And get away if these issues persist”
I was still hopeful, if I can take her into good old days It will bring in better vibes
I asked, if there is at all, any need to reprise old settled points
But her replies only reflected the case of wrong intents being disguised “Only few days back, you said you can’t live without me
Now how can things worsen to this low What do I believe, words said in love then
Or said in anger and haste now?”
As I showed my despair for first time, she remained silent Silence, which were now playing loud in my ears drums!
How I wanted to replay our moments of love and grace Of shared dreams and to the places we went
But I was thrown out of that love realm into the sludge Struggling to answer first, those ugly conundrums
She then narrated couple of instances where we had argument Stressed, that we were on different tangents
And how she decided giving it a deep thought
And she can’t live with me now, under same house Her motive was now clear for having a call
To let me know strongly, that she will not come back It’s not that I didn’t give leeway to her decision
All I was looking for; we both give a fair chance for unison All decisions taken, to differ and wither
are seen as an upliftment of the greater gender Oh! how often it is ignored in general
emotions being classified and prioritized by gender!
Para 3 -~~ Hate Wins Over Love ~~ I had thought diligently after she left,
How I can keep her happy and a good bond Already asked this difficult question to myself many times
If it’s my ego which wants her or my compassion And since my soul have always echoed the latter
I wanted to ask her, if she has same sentiments I realized talking on phone is not making the impact
I have to meet her face to face to bring her back I continued, “If I can meet you once,
I can give my vision to live together How we can be good soulmates
And let love survive and bloom in all weathers” Brushing aside option to meet, she thundered!
“I am not coming back, and divorce is the only way forward” If I don’t comply, how things for me can be worsened
How the laws will help her, and put me under prison Now as she was fixated to only talk of separation
I was stuck again, if it really was love or false sense All the moments good or bad flashed again and inundated
But my soul again found, I still yearn for her presence! Honestly, I was shaken, as I had never imagined such a situation
My love being called hollow and I incompetent I mustered all the courage again
Trying to douse those negative flames The pain of talking like a stranger to your beloved
Made those seconds passed by, in severe pain I asked, “don’t let the marriage fall so meekly”
She countered, “it’s better to get out of it quickly” I said again,” but small differences cannot be the basis”
She replied, “I had done enough which I could”
I pleaded, ““Please don’t be adamant, isn’t it easy to break than to nurture? how much enough is really enough, shall not it be decided mutual?”
She started yelling now, calling out bad names How big blot I am, which ruined her fame
Was that unabated insult, a punishment for persevere?
More so because she knew, emotions are classified and prioritized by gender!
Para 4 - ~~ From Bad to Worse – Disappointment ~~ Taking my resistance offensive
She continued her tirade Partially to kill my hopes, for once and all
So that I am less and less attached She raged, how I was not fit for her
And how under her feet, lie our relation trodden How the ladies have been victimized
And for decades they have to bear the brunt She disgruntled, “And I am financially independent,
I don’t need you in any situation” Why on earth, did she generalized
To sins of generations, was I marginalized?
Clearly, I had a bruised ego to nurse
As my self-esteem was assassinated Barely collecting all courage, I asked
“We decided, never ever money will rule over our love?” She ignored the love word again and muttered
That it’s better for me to agree or face dire outcomes She then threatened to hang up the phone screaming
“You are to blame for all this mess”
“If there is something for you to improve as well?”, I mumbled It was met with a line cut
For my life, this conversation was a moment of truth Where I had to convince her, for life long stay put
I knew I love her still, more than she could think
That we were a normal couple, with situations testing our love glue But my only chance to talk to her had gone haywire
That I could not make her believe and synchronize That disappointment, was killing me thousand times
As well as the feeling that it was now a love, from one side And that was not all
My own mind was my enemy now, killing me with hard questions For the helplessness I felt all this while, kept replaying inside!
Which my soul just could not fathom
Only if society around was equally helpful to my fears and tears And emotions not classified and prioritized by gender!
Para 5 -~~ Brutal Realization ~~
I was expecting serious complains but not this much hate, My brain faded, my thoughts jaded, my face paled
It was getting hard to remain unaffected to her cussing
More so to gently nudge her, wherever she was lying Being pierced by these wordings
How long can my emotions sustain these bleedings?
I began to perceive, if requesting her to come back is now futile
As my repeated requests was only met with anger dipped in guile!
May be she has travelled far away in her mind
Or being influenced by someone she trusts but have evil designs Or may be to change her decision she has taken
She doesn’t have the mental flexibility and strength Or simply she has better plans for life
Where I may be a small or big, but an impediment May be emotions got receded
Career and independence got superseded But how to ask if these factors were to be preceded
When by her own will, she decided to get married?
The whole discourse has changed
Instead of moving ahead, it became about how to defend
The dreadful thought which I was burying under my pillow every night Came to fore
That we will be separated forever
And she will not be mine anymore!
And in my quest to reignite true love inside her
Cannot imagine, the burden of my aged parents suffering endlessly in court And she knew she can break free without being asked any questions
As she knew, emotions are classified and prioritized by gender!
Para 6 - ~~ The Hell Aftermath ~~
Jury was evidently out, in undertone of discussions with my friends, her friends And that of lawyers alike
While some clearly said, that girls generally try to save relations Rightfully, laws entrust and protect women’s voice
Others said, be it society or laws They have anti-man psyche
It is ok, if she discards marriage and use words like independence
And all words from boys are labelled as dismal display of male chauvinism Although a personal trauma, but could easily relate with boys
who go through similar belittling and intimidation
I ask, who will be responsible for putting boy’s life on public shame and tenterhooks When girls misuse the laws and boys are vilified?
While facing these internal downslides, by hard way I realized
Yes, not always boys are wrong and not always girls are right It’s no surprise, when I looked around, I found
trapped in many fake cases, many boys committed suicide Isn’t it akin to killing parents of those boys as well
Against such biased laws, cannot we all stand unite?
While each case has it uniqueness, merits-demerits Judging by gender is utterly dangerous crime
Because whoever made grave mistakes or said fatal words Doesn’t matter after a time
It takes life out of both of them
When marriage gets destroyed
Now world looking like an unending black hole Neither me nor my soul get pacify
The irony is, I love and hate her in same moment
Recall good moments as well as repulsive swipes It can be termed as madness or depression
Whatever it is, it has thrown me out of my senses and pride I am not dead per say
eating, sleeping and working as per my routine But deep within me, my mind is able to realize
My fervor for life had gone into a deep slumber or already died!
Dear judges, lawyers, society, or estranged wife
Love gone astray, but can anyone of you please return or repair my zest for life?
Please wake up, make the laws gender free
Marriages will be less of turmoil, and saved from the fatality more importantly But before that happens, please remember
In today’s world, emotions are classified and prioritized by gender!