Plain Old Traditions

He was pent up on marrying her

I just want to marry, only her

He said. His people were unhappy, mother wept, and sisters in law couldn’t see her suffering..

He didn’t care for horoscopes nor clan or sub clan or kin

I don’t care, I wanna marry her,

That is all that matters,.

Bride’s parents and relatives

In fact told the chivalrous girl

That it is ok, as they say:

Find someone or be someone’s

Love of life or reason to be..

Long time later, he tells her

After her kids are grown and married..

That the reason he wanted to

Have her for his wife was,

Since she spoke so sophisticated,

As though she paid no attention to his words,

She said, “pardon?” when he said something that was different from her lingo

He decided, then and there

To teach her what it costs

To not pay attention, when he said.

To have her bound in a marriage and take his liberty with him..

No questions need be asked

Why she is what she is today…

No matter how much he rationalizes

In holding her back, her creativity, her knowledge,

Her verbal abilities,

Despite all, she said

He is who is taking care of her,

And He would show her to open up, and show her creativity, if one thing closes

He shows ten other ways as well as abilities, for her

To be self sufficient,

Tolerant, understanding and forgiving, despite him saying

Things that could offend her for

The rawness, that just made it clear to her, why he married her…

She to him may be anything

Yet it cannot be called a relationship of respect… or love..

It may be superior to that..

That he is a person who just wants to be loyal to his ego,

And feels his life miserable, if it is ever hurt..

So they are married till this day, as she knows, in heart he is

Not yet liberated from his ego..

Or need for dominance!

Praying every minute

To forget the time and

Keep going as brightly

Brilliantly as ever, thankful

For all things in life, always!