in Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns
Pessimism lays its icy hands upon me,
but I can resist the intense chill.
Caged like a bird, craving to be set free
but there is a radiant ray of hope still.
but I can resist the intense chill.
Caged like a bird, craving to be set free
but there is a radiant ray of hope still.
Thorns of fear prick my soul to the core,
but I am resolute to surpass the obstacle
Defeats lessen my faith all the more,
Defeats lessen my faith all the more,
but I shall rise above all and reach the pinnacle
Why is the world evil to me? I wonder
Are his deeds so noble? Shrouded in resentment
What have I done? I fail to identify my blunder
Prejudices remain, there is no amendment
Are his deeds so noble? Shrouded in resentment
What have I done? I fail to identify my blunder
Prejudices remain, there is no amendment
My beauty is compared with blooming flowers,
then why do they pluck those blossoms heartlessly?
then why do they pluck those blossoms heartlessly?
Rendering futile those divine merciful showers,
And they call the world a paradise, faithlessly
However, hurdles await my benign presence
to be renewed into stepping stones in every respect.
These limpid tears don’t convey my distress
to be renewed into stepping stones in every respect.
These limpid tears don’t convey my distress
Rather a humble message to the biased, to introspect
I like how the poem does not really convey the distress and is something which is worth introspecting. Especially when the "I" has this tone of resolution and optimism about something which is against her but that which has not been directly stated in the poem.
ReplyDeleteThe element of distress would be more mysterious if I weren't aware about the "dedicated to" part.
Thorns of fear prick my soul to the core,
but I am resolute to surpass the obstacle
If the soul is pricked, then an imagery of similar context in the next line might work with the flow as well.
Favorite Lines :- My beauty is compared with blooming flowers
Rendering futile those divine merciful showers.
Adamantine
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In Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’
A broken will
lays its hands on me.
Ice.
I try to hold it in my arms,
It slips, it cages
me.
How far is the sun today?
Fear creeps near me
but I keep it at bay.
Today, I am adamantine.
Defeats lessen my faith all the more,
but I shall rise above all and reach the pinnacle
Why is the world evil to me? I wonder
Are his deeds so noble? Shrouded in resentment
What have I done? I fail to identify my blunder
Prejudices remain, there is no amendment
My beauty is compared with blooming flowers,
then why do they pluck those blossoms heartlessly?
Rendering futile those divine merciful showers,
And they call the world a paradise, faithlessly
However, hurdles await my benign presence
to be renewed into stepping stones in every respect.
These limpid tears don’t convey my distress
Rather a humble message to the biased, to introspect
I love this book so much, and Mariam is one of the most resilient characters I know.
ReplyDeleteThank you. <3
"Caged like a bird"
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of Maya Angelou's poem “Caged Bird” :)
So I really do like the poem, to some extent also because the character you dedicated it to happens to be so powerfully evocative of what I feel you wish to express. I feel, however, that this could be much more impactful if it was aligned in such a way that crucial words hit the reader rather than accommodate him or her. But again, great idea to have a tribute to Mariam. Thank you.
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