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Friday, January 28, 2011

Opposites

It is often I encounter
black and white
Tradition vs. independence
as a daughter.

responsibility vs. equality
as a sister.

Love vs. family honour
as a young lady.

Home vs. work
as a wife.

Life vs. so many things
as a mom.

I am a modern woman
all the opposites dare me
all the paradoxes scare me

and the toughest choice remains
to make my baby laugh
versus
go out and have a life.

The fire in my soul
the freeze of the norms
its a battle still on...

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6 comments:

  1. Beautiful!!! Loved the 'all the opposites dare me, all the paradoxes scare me' line :)

    Best of luck!!!

    Here's my story:

    http://fu-ck-lo-ve.blogspot.com/2011/02/fire-freeze-moment-of-my-life.html#comments

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  2. Indeed a true picture Pooja. Me being a woman and a mom myself can completely relate to all the opposites. Really scary it is.

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  3. Good observation Pooja. May be one day u will be able to find the way. Or may be u have already chosen the best option.

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  4. very well said in shortest words.
    perfect.
    best wishes

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  5. Wow Pooja.. concise and yet so clear! The complete opposite of most of my blog posts ;) - I can never keep it short!

    My entry at
    http://apster.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-my-life.html

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  6. Dear R-A-J,Pinky,catharsis,and likemymusings,thanks for your generous appreciation.keep writing in !

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