I Would Have Been......

(A poem on the disgrace of female foeticide and infanticide.
Raise your voice against female infanticide.)


I would have been a teacher, making learning full of fun.

Or an actress or director, entertaining everyone.

I would have been a judge, or lawyer in a court,

Maybe an agile sportswoman, excelling in some sport.

I would have been a member of the Indian Armed Force,

A Miss India or a model, attractive in every pose.

I would have been a writer, or a pilot growing wings,

Maybe a bold reporter, exposing scams through stings.

I would have been an environmentalist, or social-worker doing my bit,

An artist or dress-designer, making each dress a perfect fit.

I would have been a model sister,daughter,mother,wife,

Someone who brings happiness and does away with strife.

I would have done so much,made my parents proud,

With so many avenues to explore and stand out in a crowd.

I would have been the apple, of my parents' eye,

But alas, it is my parents, who willed that I should die!

'It will be a girl'-declared the sex-determination test,

And even before I was born, I was cruelly put to rest.

I would have been alive, what a life I would have lead,

But I am now an unwanted mass- unmoving , still, DEAD!