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She began a new life with a family in the name of marriage.
A family where women were considered men if they had given birth to a male child.
She received the portent and tried to impress them but, the only way to impress them was to starve and become lame.
"I was not born for this" she thought.
She was isolated for the rest of her life for she was a woman.
Jahnavi.K.J
written for Lillie McFerrin's five sentence fiction.
Poignant, a sad truth?
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ReplyDeleteOnly a Woman can change the state of Women in this world. They have to fight instead of relying on Men.
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