Dear Daughter

Live your life to the fullest my dear, Go out there and challenge the norms. Make love, make merry and see the world. Loiter when the moon is out And fight them if they ask you why. They will push you, scare you, And always discourage you. But what more can they do? That they curse you to hell? But don't you see my little child, That we already live in one. ...

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A requiem

Life as such is hard at TISS. Day and night they make me work. Periodically filling me with more and more 'duties'. Many times I protested. Squealed, squeaked, coughed out smoke. All to no use.Last month they 'found' me a partner. Yes, those Kurta wearing social scientists around me who preach about 'choice' and 'love marriage'! But I wasn't complaining. It always feels good to have someone to share things with. Especially work. And my life did become easier for a while. Everyone called us the 'perfect couple'. Spending our days and nights in two separate rooms, serving people - their idea of a honeymoon I suppose. I moved on. What other option did I have anyway? And then it all 'fell apart'. I can't blame him though. Succumbed to the pressure and guilt. Stopped working...Today I work alone....

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