I read the banner, "You can be the next one!", it says, and I know I can’t.
Tag: societal pressure
Tick, Tock
The poem outlines the frustration, exhaustion and anxiety of a student in anticipation of their board exams; encompassed by familial and societal pressure, as they seek to find composure.
Ports in Our Storms
A poem on family support and the adversities blown our way over the course of our lives.
Blacklisted
A poem on how Indian society sees the working, urban, single woman.
Woes of a ‘Child-Free’ Indian Woman
I dream of a world where people understand that just because I have the parts to make a baby, doesn’t mean I ought to.
I Live
A poem about dealing with society's expectations and the chaos within.
Why These Young Adults Are Happy to Stay Single
In a nutshell, I realised how the need to be married by a certain age, or at all, wasn’t my own, but one that I had (quiet unhealthily) borrowed …
The Fear of Being Alone, or the Fear of Everyone Else Finding Someone
It would be much easier to not be married if people around us weren’t.