Panchali — NaPoWriMo Day-5

Panchali goes to the spa on Tuesdays

Her soul rejuvenates and her hope rekindles in there

Or that’s what was advertised to her

As there is no therapy that could help her get over her scars

No memory erasing wand to use that’ll wipe out the trauma she endured

Her husbands retired and vacation from one beach to another

She prefers the cold Himalayas instead

Panchali goes to the gym at 6 pm

The women and binary hour

Nothing against men but she prefers to not see any

Actually something against men that she prefers to not see any

She goes in at 6:07 and hastens when the clock strikes 6:58

Some days she prefers not going

To avoid encountering Arjun there

(The only gyms are where her husbands are)

Although she can always cast a spell

She prefers not to.

She keeps her body fit and maintains a good diet Her body has endured less

Her soul more broken

Her husbands are the poster boys for the gym

Posing in every mirror, every angle

She prefers no mirrors instead

Panchali goes to drama school

They enact her take in vivid details as she assists the director

She listens to the birds sing

As though mocking her epic tale

We’ll, why shouldn’t they ?

There was no space for her perspective

Yet it was all about her

Like this poem and hundreds before

Nothing from her soul, her heart

The gambling and the battles shred her soul

and the storyteller in her too

There’s just plain silence that’s music to her now

Her husbands still play the same roles with the same enthusiasm; she prefers to assistant direct and at least pretend she has some control over the storyline.

Her husbands play with mazes to reach Heaven

She prefers her home instead (she was born in a fire, red hot and fierce)

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