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She who always heard other's woes,
Had no one that could hear her own.
She who had never yielded to the
Wants of this world,
I never realised, was slowly
Crumbling down, under the pressure
Of what I couldn't see, couldn't touch nor hear.

She who who had always taught me to laugh,
To watch the sky, when tears spilled within my heart,
And behold as the earth bear witness to my shedding sorrow,
Had no one beside her,
To hear her wails.

She who had always been a beloved,
Of a family that treasures her,
More than pearls,
She who was the pride,
The joy of her family,
Could never tell them,
How awful it was,
The freedom undemanded, unrestricted,
The protection, curling around her neck,
Like a silk thread, so thin, so barely visible,
Wounding her deep, leaving her bleeding,
Forever.

She couldn't tell
If it was a curse to be born
Where she was loved
Among the strangers
That she called her family
Or to be praised
Among the peers
She called strangers now.

She couldn't tell
If anyone beside her,
Would come rushing to her,
If she had so much as asked.

She didn't know,
Couldn't know,
Because none expected that from her.
Everyone thought,
And passed that opinion ahead,
Never asking her,
Never waiting for her to tell,
If she too wanted the same.
They never waited to know if she too
Wished to be strong,
Wished to sing a song,
Where she was aloof,
Alone and aware of all storms.

Everyone besides her
Decided everything for her.

So she never knew,
If it was too wrong of her,
If she ever reached out,
Like others do,
And touch the hands, the shoulders
That promised her, they would be there
Whenever she called.

But unfortunately, her voice left her,
Her confidence shattered,
Her hope had been flickering, withering,
With every breeze of the passing time
And she was losing vision of
What was in front of her.

She couldn't tell if anyone
Would have really heard her cries,
Because she was never thought to be such a child,
Who would cry.

So she never told,
And all but endured.

*****

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