Poetry

To The Father I Had And I Lost

To the father I had and I lost, The fear of not letting me out, Was it the fear of men whom you knew, But wanted to control me?

To the father I had and I lost,
Waking up with oils and you to clear that,
Calling it, ‘isme poori bhi tal sakte hain.’
You appreciated my beauty.
I know you were scared. To what may happen,
I learnt to defend myself because you not defended me,
I learnt how to tale medals by credit and be my own governing body:
I knew what my father wanted but was he scared about the patriarchy around me?

To the father I had and I lost,
The fear of not letting me out,
Was it the fear of men whom you knew,
But wanted to control me?

I understood know, you were abusive but still understood and used to the patriarchy to control me,
But now I know your worth, my father, I knew you would kill for me and get killed,
However, you are not here,
I craved for you to the men I dated,

The father was missing,
Because I had lost the rights to talk to you,
Atleast when I capable,
Now when I know, you are not there, dear father,
I know what you meant, because you saw life, you just lacked the courage,
You did lack the courage!
To the father I had and I lost!

Here’s your child taking what you meant now,
In the talks of 5D world soon to be the 10D world.
I forgive you, I forgive myself for hating you.. because It is a burden to me!

I am sorry for the struggle you could not speak,
life was not easy. Nor is it easy for me!
To the father I had but I lost.
I love you and the life you gave me!
I lost you but I found me!
I love you!

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Prasant Meera, a Queer Rights Activist since 2017, has been building the queer movement in Assam. A passionate advocate for GBV, HIV Rights, Sex, Pleasure, and discourse related to Regionalism. Featured in the podcast series 'Judge Me Not', which won Silver at the New York Radio Festivals in 2024.
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