She was still in her school uniform
When the wedding garland was placed around her neck.
Arash Hussain, a social media content creator, shares his poem highlighting the issue of under-age marriages of girls
Arash Hussain, a business graduate from Nawabshah, Sindh is a social media content creator known for his powerful storytelling on social injustice and women’s rights. Through poetry, blogs, and short stories, he gives voice to silenced struggles. His work reflects raw emotions and aims to inspire awareness, empathy, and change.
Tears Beneath The Bangles
She was still in her school uniform
When the wedding garland was placed around her neck.
On her slender arms,
The red bangles seemed to be mourning.
That night, she became a bride,
Writing and reading the elegy of her own fate.
Who would have known
That over her jewelry that night,
A rain of tears would have poured all night long?
When she opened her eyes again,
Her dreams were already shattered,
And she had fallen into a deep well.
Among the people’s congratulations,
Her soul was sobbing.
That night, from her hands,
The parrots of her dreams had flown away.
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