The prompt is courtesy Nischala Murthy who blogs at Verve:
Had I looked back
The concrete four walls of my house succeeded in sheltering
me from the big bad world to hold my soul as a hostage. Scared and mentally
raped was I, in the shackles of matrimony which I perceived as a safe passage
from the orphanage to freedom.
I broke opened the cage and escaped. Escaped into the
bondage of flesh-trade where money exchanged hands and I became a commodity.
I stood tall. My next step forward would free me. My spirit
came tearing down. Had I looked back, today, I wouldn't be at the Gates of
Heaven to rest in peace.
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FOR : WRITE TRIBE
A morbid and gloomy story but well written:)
ReplyDeleteThat's powerful! Well written Kalpana. Sad too. :(
ReplyDeletepowerful write!
ReplyDeleteSad but lovely take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteThis is so powerful. So sad she didn't find her peace until she reached heaven. ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is how a lot of people who commit suicide feels like i guess...its sad
ReplyDeleteA very powerful and poignant post. This is true in the case of almost all women who forcefully enter the flesh trade.
ReplyDeletewow! brilliantly written
ReplyDeleteoh.. that was so sad.. so real :(
ReplyDeletebeautifully told ..
Sometimes, we need to look back in life and it's a world where many are in such a situation. Brilliant:)
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