Her eyes were big & round
the light within them shone like yellow sunflowers
Her body framed with skin soft as clay
of an array of colors
Fair like the sands of Punjab
Burning red as baked earth with brown undertones
Sienna , caramel , dark chocolate
Short & scrawny arms encircled by gold, blue, silver bangles
based upon her class in the caste system
A portrait of peacock linen
Hair flowing as night blackest sky roped licorice
Born in a world ruled by ironfist
An unoticed lily growing beneath the swampy waters of traditional thoughts
Takes a innocent breath from swirling field winds
Rushed to the other side of eternity without giving a chance to deliver the gift God put inside her.
Mother & daughter were thrown in the yard
for everyone to see
as if they were no better than trash
Splashed with gasoline & set on fire
For being a girl .
Priyanka:
I wonder where you are
I wonder are you safe
My first baby I carried in my heart
I pray that you are loved
I pray that you are safe
I pray that you overcome the dark shadows of India .
Feb 27, 2014
Feb 27, 2014 at 6:35 PM UTC
Her eyes were big & round
the light within them shone like yellow sunflowers
Her body framed with skin soft as clay
of an array of colors
Fair like the sands of Punjab
Burning red as baked earth with brown undertones
Sienna , caramel , dark chocolate
Short & scrawny arms encircled by gold, blue, silver bangles
based upon her class in the caste system
A portrait of peacock linen
Hair flowing as night blackest sky roped licorice
Born in a world ruled by ironfist
An unoticed lily growing beneath the swampy waters of traditional thoughts
Takes a innocent breath from swirling field winds
Rushed to the other side of eternity without giving a chance to deliver the gift God put inside her.
Mother & daughter were thrown in the yard
for everyone to see
as if they were no better than trash
Splashed with gasoline & set on fire
For being a girl .
Priyanka:
I wonder where you are
I wonder are you safe
My first baby I carried in my heart
I pray that you are loved
I pray that you are safe
I pray that you overcome the dark shadows of India .