She
met him in college --
handsome,
smart.
She
liked him.
He
wooed her --
Gifts,
bouquets, coffee dates,
then
expensive dinners -- allured her.
She
was falling for him.
Then
came promises and more promises
for
a life together.
Talks
of introducing her to his parents --
then
excuses to do so at a proper time.
Meenakshi Mohan
He
convinced her to elope, get married
and
she conceded.
A
Kazi married them, two of his friends as witnesses.
Tangled
in the web of his secrets and lies
she
realized too late -- he was a charlatan --
all
was fake – the marriage, the Kazim, the witnesses.
One
day, he disappeared –
abandoned
her and his child.
What
would I tell you, my child?
You
are a mollusk of a shattered shell.
Don’t
let his deceit rob you of luster.
Don’t
let the folly of your mother steal your sheen.
Grow
and be a pearl with your shimmering iridescence.
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