Live and let live!


 
                  The Right to Live

The drought of the year didn't bring in tears 
Nor the floods made her eyes overflow
She weren't either brave to break beliefs
Or walk through the dense forest.

But she was courageous, to bless her womb
And her spine bent just for that-
Finally pushed her baby out
And all the thirst of motherhood was milked.

She did know the strength of tiny fingers
and little toes, and the lick of biting teeth
The ears that sensed, the lullabies
and the eyes that didn't fear the fearsome.

Years passed in all hurry 
And never did she let them in dark
or ever did she plan, what they should be-
Respecting the right to live!


© Parvathy Ramachandran

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