The mirror image or the social branding I was hiding behind ?
You name me or I do to mine ?
The red color of love & pride
or just for the bride ?
The paradox being the same for blood and same as sindoor
Impure or assure
it signifies quite the both
Also says fertility and prosperity
But suddenly becomes gross in those days
How and fine
The beads around my feet
A symbol of love and decor
Or one of disguise
The thread binding them
Or trying to bind my science
The ideal decorative image
Tying my hair
Or tying me from behind
Paint on my nails
Sends me details
The book of fairy tales
Suddenly fails
And how
You know how
You know why
You know when
Still you pretend
The exterior of it still appealing to the eye
No matter what goes inside
The shivering the quivering
the disgust the agitation
Took away
The smile
the pride
the exemplary shine
And the ornaments define
Me, my apprehensions, my status and my pride
Also my vulnerabilities, my ecstasy and my mind !
Ornaments
My mirror image
The social image
Or my mind !
© Ritu Taneja @HerSoulSoothes
Ritu Taneja is a poet who loves to love nature and people for what they bring to her as a person. A poet whose work has been featured in a couple of anthologies including 1000 women book which holds Vajra World Record. A poet who believes in the balance in power of self expression through written and spoken words. She writes mostly on Instagram, Mirakke and Yourquote by the name of HerSoulSoothes. Writing liberates her. The above poem by her has won her The Editor's Choice Award for the #poetryprompt #evokingthegoddess organized by Chrysanthemum Chronicles on their Facebook Group Page.