A silent voice

for nine months, in your womb, I dwelled
so lovingly and carefully, I was nurtured
every moment, I lived and cherished
without any sorrow and worries.
Not once had I thought
what fate had in stored for me?
Soon as I became a part of a family
I was laid to rest, forever peacefully
Unaware with the fact,
I was born to be a girl
a girl child, a curse to my people
who already were blessed with it.
Being a silent spectator
in a crime very heinous
not once also you thought?
A blood flowing in me, is your blood
A flesh of mine, is part of yours
As your other siblings, I too had a feeling
Though unable to express all in words
Silently, I suffered all pain and agony
Others had inflicted, all upon me.
Oh mother tell me, not once also
did your heartache for me?
Not once also did you feel
your soul in me.
Why had you silently
let everyone decide?
Destiny of my life
as nobody has rights
to take any life.

But mother, tell me what was my fault?
Was I given privileged to be a chooser?
Then I would have chosen to be as you wished.
And, why was I nurtured so dearly!

As I was destined to die?