The Girl of the Global Village by Monalisa Parida
Monalisa Parida writes a poem of symbolic importance. Couched as a feminist poem, she shows the limitations of globalism.
She is trained to be ‘amenable’
So, she always says ‘Yes’
She is taught to be silent
So, she rarely speaks.
She works for her home
In the sun and the moon
She cooks, cares and all.
In twilight
Dropping into dusk
She is in pale brown
Came to the stream
And gracefully filled her pot
With brownish water.
Keeping the pot at the waist’s curve
She balanced her lonely way
And carried the dusk away.
And she hides her tears in a dark corner
Undiscovered by all.
After all, she is hopeful that
She will be a free bird.
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