Marriage: A Metaphor

They interpret:
When you get married,
You fall, hardships,
Hell always lingers near.

But, dear daughter,
Through a different lens, I see:
Marriage is a gravity,
Of heart and mind,
Of soul and body.
You get married,
Everything falls
In between,
And balance.

They define:
Marriage is a contract,
You surrender, all rights,
In exchange
For rings,
For vows.

But dear daughter,
You. Stumble, maybe
But rise anew
And find the true meaning of life.

They claim:
Marriage, an invasion,
Where, a stranger
Becomes your master,
The master,  assigns you only – the head
Of the household.

But dear daughter,
Marriage is like a garden.
Together, you plant seeds,
And children are flowers.

Thus, dear daughter,
Worry,  not worry about
Others’ perceptions,
Others’ reflections,
or the metaphors.
For tomorrow
Is an open canvas.

Sushant Kumar B.K. is a Nepalese poet, translator, educator, and freelance writer originally from Gulariya, Bardiya, Nepal. He has co-authored three international anthologies of poems and writes poems in English and Nepali language.  His poems have been featured in national and international anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and online portals. He can be reached at bksushant26@gmail.com. Read other articles by Sushant.