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The Hornet

A daughter to a mother who could hardly meet the ends
A sister to  siblings who had climates as friends 
A wife to the man who would always keep her burning like  in a pan
A mother to a six year old and had the other one comming in three months
A news came flashing on a  friday morning  that she had taken her life
The people as ever would blame the poison or the knife
Be it the family or the society 
All are to be blamed for the loss of life
We don't bother to ask our look 
If a man is being a crook or a woman is held hostage by the hook.

Copyright © Kamran Rashid | Year Posted 2021

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Bernard Queeferson Date: 1/16/2021 10:47:00 PM HM not sure how I feel about this. So many emotions are running through my entire body right now. When you say, "women being held hostage by a hook" what do you mean by that? Personally, I would never put a hook through my wife, but is that a fetish of yours? Let me know. Login to Reply Kamran Rashid Date: 1/19/2021 9:37:00 PM Hey Bernard, Personally none of us would want to hold a woman by hook but we can not deny that happening around, the hook can be the standards set by societies, by the families and by the governments.. Women are said to be given free rights in the West but trust me that's true in every aspect. I have seen hundreds of single mom's suffering and crying in desolation, what would call such men. Here women are supposed to be the queen's of the clan but the regard is not given all in once to them Apart from all of it I find you to be a kind hearted person feeling every word. Thankyou for the read.. Love from Kashmir