Poetry at Sangam
Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.
Young Miss, you’re going places.
Keep a few things in mind.
Open your eyes to the right and the wrong.
This path is full of holes
So you watch every step of yours.
There are fences of thorn by the road,
You’ll get entangled if you aren’t careful.
Times are changing, so are the ways.
It wouldn’t hurt to ask and understand
What’s proper and what’s not.
Educate yourself.
Learn the ways of the world.
Girl, keep yourself from
Unbridled outings at night.
Nighttime outings are intoxicating
And people often forget themselves.
You may slip on a wrong path.
Once you slip, rising is difficult,
And there may be tears the rest of your life.
Girl, people have very tiny minds.
You may be humiliated before this world.
No matter how smart you might be
Or how highly educated,
In the end, girl, you are a woman.
No matter how many storms you face
Or how many hurdles you remove from your path
You may not always be in a position
Girl, to protect your honour.
Men will hover around you
Like vultures and kites.
They’re just looking for a chance
To grab you in their talons.
Education is important
To survive in this world.
So learn, enlighten yourself,
And do not trust anyone blindly.
There is a fire within you,
Keep that blazing, Girl.
Strengthen yourself like iron
And fight for all women.
Only then would you be able to survive.
The blue sky unfurls above you.
Look at it, hold your head high.