In arms of her father,
Surrounded by love,
She blossomed into a beauty,
A prized possession of her brother,
The one he handled with utmost care,

A childhood fantasy,
A sought after reality,
For which she waited long,
The man of her dreams,
Was finally there,

In that white dress,
She looked immaculate,
It was her day,
She’ll never forget that date,
Saying ‘I Do’,

Her glittering smile,
Poured out the joy contained,
Drops of pearl came out,
Oyster of excitement made it priceless,
And froze the epoch in animation,

In golden words were written,
The new chapter of her life,
Filled with love and hope,
She scaled the mountain of bliss,
Unbounded & unbridled were the emotions,

It started to Dawn,
A new day in new life,
She was now someone’s wife,
Drenched in love,
Every moment was ecstatic,

Days kept on passing ,
Hands of the clock,
Their merciless ticking,
Smothered her smile,
Burnt down her castle of joy,

Her saviour, her lover,
Eventually got bored of her,
Love got lost in the unfair transition,
In his own delirium & intoxication,
He was the devil she always feared,

He is drunk again,
Having one too many,
Abusing and choking,
Her neck is starting to chafe,
Thought with him she was safe,

Forcing himself on her,
She screams I ain’t a *****,
Holding by her hair,
He rebuffs with a grin,
Saying you are ‘Nothing More’,

From physical abuse,
To mental torture,
The crescendo of her grief,
Got stifled within,
Fading in muffled cries and silent tears,

She is now reluctant to sleep,
For she’s afraid of dreams,
The only one she nurtured,
Is now painful,
Too painful to live,

In a pool of blood she sat,
Tears leaving marooned trails,
Coming from puffy blackened eyes,
To end the pain she never sought,
Eventually took the easiest way out,

Gone are the dark spots,
And she’s beautiful again,
But now in all black ,
With eyes shut,
Laying in that casket,

Wiping away the grief,
Her daughter solemnly swears,
To live in the harsh truth,
Unlike her mother’s dream,
Who died silently without scream.