J is for Jameela
then they said
you owe it to him
he was your husband
you lived together for 9 years
i wanted to scream
not lived- survived
but what`s the point
they saw the bruises and looked away
ashamed to meet my eye
their silence mingled with my silence
was deafening
and now I have to mourn him?
sit in Iddat for a monster?
Iddat/Iddah- a period that a woman must observe in mourning after the death of her husband
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9 comments:
Heart-touching words.
Sadly, many women have to go through such incidents.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
The hard realities of life. :(
Poignant and powerful.
Your post reminds me of the poem I wrote, 'Mohini'. And the same story repeats itself over and over again!
@ Unknown...:-( yea...do post your blog-link next time
@Srivalli thanks
@Arti where can I read it ?
This is a hard reality fir so many women. Hopefully it changes soon.
Oh it was so emotional. In such few words you expressed so much! Beautiful
Wish she could have found some way to escape sooner... 9 yrs must have been an eternity. But somehow I felt happy at the end of the post that it all ended for her finally in whichever way.. But at least it ended.
@Aesha yes it is :-(
@Unknown- thansk..do post your blog link
@Ira Yes at least it did..
Arti...sharing the link to 'Mohini' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8Dzqas02k&t=4s
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