Best Poems Written by Sandeep Karki

My mother and sister cannot read

Childhood was to see my
mother get abused by my father 
and wanting to do something about it 
But it’s her who allowed that abuse 
It’s her who stopped me, 
but didn’t stop my father 

Adulthood is to see my 
sister getting abused by her husband 
and not being able to do anything 
because it’s her who allows that abuse
It’s her who stopping me, 
but not her husband

The cycle never ends, it never stops 
I can’t break it, I tried, I couldn’t do it 
If you are reading this, seeing this 
I hope you’re fighting for yourself 
I hope you are breaking the chain 
because I couldn’t do it, I tried hard 

If you are reading this, if you can read
I hope you’re able to fight for yourself, 
for my mother and my sister as well 
My mother and sister cannot read this 
If they could, maybe they would have fought back
If they could read this, see this, understand this 
Maybe they could have fought for themselves

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