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Broken Wings (A Tribute to Nirbhaya) | Rrashima Swaarup Verma

August 21, 2013

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With twinkling stars bright in my eyes,
A million songs my heart could sing
My dreams were like the open skies,
And I could conquer everything

Just like a bird with spirit free,
On wings of promises ahead
Each day was like a melody,
So many things, were still unsaid

Then came a dark and moonless night,
Risen from the ashes of sin
It seemed all would be lost tonight,
Monsters they were, I could not win

Desolate, deserted cries of pain,
The night it seemed was weeping too
And evil strikes, yes once again!
Before this fateful night is through

I could not even weep no more!
The anguish seemed too much to bear
My soul was dead much long before,
My life then gave way to despair

Oh, Mother dear, please let me go,
I cannot bear this agony!
Dear Father, why is your head bowed low?
I know you did your best for me

Oh, ask me how it feels to die,
So cruelly crushed beneath their feet!
My broken wings, I cannot fly!
And now my will, succumbs to defeat!

Tomorrow I will not see the day,
My tunes will die, my dreams will break
The winds have blown me far away,
And never again will I awake

I take with me my broken wings,
But leave behind a wailing heart
The songs that I will never sing,
So mercilessly torn apart!

Is this the end of hope for me?
Is it the end I ask of you?
The light of faith, will I not see?
Forever, as I bid adieu

 

Authors : Rrashima Swaarup Verma 


Rrashima Swaarup Verma is a Senior Director – Business Development with Strategic Analysis which is a leading business research and strategic consulting group headquartered out of the United States. Rrashima is also a fiction writer and poet and several of my compositions have been published in leading newspapers, magazines and literary journals.

Broken Wings (A Tribute to Nirbhaya) | Rrashima Swaarup Verma | This poem is a tribute to Nirbhaya, the brave young girl who lost her life in the brutal attack of December 16th, 2012 as well as all the other women who are victims of crime and abuse in our country.

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Categories: Indian English Poems, Poems

Comments

  1. Smita Swarup says

    August 23, 2013 at 4:22 am

    so touching, heart wrenching…have no words to express how proud I am of my niece, Rrashi, for articulating our thoughts and feelings so appropriately and beautifully!!

    Reply
  2. Punam Sharmah says

    August 23, 2013 at 6:59 am

    What a lovely poem albiet sad. It mad the wound smart again and made me cry.

    Reply
    • Punam Sharmah says

      August 23, 2013 at 7:21 am

      What a beautiful poem. It is a fitting tribute to Nirbhaya

      Reply
  3. Sunjae Sharmah says

    August 23, 2013 at 7:35 am

    Touchingly written, beautifully crafted a poem that goes beyond the power of words or rhyme. I used to believe poetry is dead but NO it isn’t, it still sometimes flow out from peoples’ pens as gleaming wet words that have the power to make you cry or smile. Long live poetry!!!!!!

    Reply
  4. Puneet Verma says

    August 23, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    Very touching poem….a real tribute to Nirbhaya

    Reply
  5. Puneet Verma says

    August 23, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    A very touching poem. Beautifully composed. A real tribute to Nirbhaya.

    Reply
  6. Rashmi Naik says

    March 10, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    Really liked your poem.

    Reply

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