Traitor | Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha

Are you sipping the green tea of health?
I remain with my melancholic black tea and wait.

Are you absconding to dormant words?
I remain with my rage and wait.

Are you tasting bitter fruit and pretending to smile?
I sweeten my lemon water with honey and wait.

Why don’t you say something magical?
I remain ordinary and wait.

Are you that doctor in the operation theatre?
The one who renounces words at the crucial moment.

Has your soul shrugged away feelings too?
I waited long enough.

The truth will dance with conviction
I wait no more for the silent traitor.

Bindiya is a linguist and works for a diplomatic mission in New Delhi. She is a published author, poet, social worker, bibliotherapist, and happiness coach. Her heart beats in her community-building volunteer organization – “Mil Baant Ke–Sharing with Dignity” – whose mission lies in spreading literacy, stray care, counseling, healing relationships, and skill-building for women. She is married, has a son, is an artist, is a keen learner, and is passionate about value creation. 

She received a commendation by the Honorable Minister of Women & Child Development Mrs. Smriti Zubin Irani on 03.03.2022 for work related to women and child support for many years.