Keh du ya chup rahu ?

Only birds fly, you aren’t one,

Is told to me, not to the son.

‘Thoda freedom milega?’ I ask.

For a girl, a herculean task.

A school picnic is my demand.

I want to, and I will.

…Keh du ya chup rahu..?*

Your bacchi has a baccha now,

‘Unmarried pregnant ‘but how?

Question-less questions asked,

And that dagabaaz boy, surpassed.

Abortion, not my choice.

‘Birth’ says my voice.

…Keh du ya chup rahu..?

 Mehandi, bindi & my designer dress,

Inside, Teary Ocean is suppressed.

Endless debates going within,

Among decorations, crying doll unseen.

Mr. Groom is about to come,

And my body gets numb.

‘Love’s drought’ in my heart,

Should I marry or go apart?

.... Keh du ya chup rahu..?

In lap of cold nights,

Go, unheard screams and fights.

This flesh, sucked, fucked and now plucked.

Are ‘Saptapadi’s 7 vows, corrupt?

This ‘Laxmi’ will turn ‘Kali’ now,

‘Abla naari’s tag, I won’t allow.

…Keh du ya chup rahu..?

Not your gifts or money,

Or your car, oh! Honey.

Buy me a simple ‘YOU’,

And no need of surprises new.

After 40 years of marriage..

Ek bar phir..

….Yeh , Keh du ya chup rahu..

Keh du ya chup rahu..?

*Should I speak up or keep mum?

                                                                  ----Janvi Sonaiya.

From Janvi's Honey Bag,

'Silence is the most powerful scream'

'Silence is better than bullshit'..

...and much more is said about being 'Silent'.

To add to it , let me silently write the last line...

' Silence is the ultimate power but is destroys us FIRST .'