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“Log kya kahenge?”
“Log kya kahenge?” (What will people say?)
A boy adorned in the colour pink;
a girl rejecting the ‘feminine’ blueprint.
A woman fulfilling her own dreams and desires,
before adhering to what tradition requires.
A man. Vulnerable. Expressing his fears,
his open heart healing through his tears.
Finding love in a different race,
challenging the prejudices still in place.
Finding love in a different sect,
risking community disconnect.
A husband: cooking, serving his wife;
a wife: working, living a ‘man’s life’.
Regardless of the progress we make,
if it’s the reputation at stake,
four crippling words that push the brakes:
“Log kya kahenge?”
Hanain B
Cultural hybrid, living in the UK, doing a PhD in Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University.