"Son, I found you a girl,
You are 23, ready for the challenge,
To be a Husband
and give me a Grandson"
said my Father.
Uncomfortable silence
Lingering in the air;
Far from speaking,
Confused and bewildered there I stand.
A low and hesitated voice
finally emerged,
"But Father I don't know that girl.
How can I marry some-one
without being in Love?
Let me search,
please wait, till I find True Love"
"Don't be naive."
my Father urged,
"Meet that girl,
you will learn to love.
Your Great-Grandfather,
Grandfather and me,
all married and found love like this.
In the society we live,
this is how it is done."
You are 23, ready for the challenge,
To be a Husband
and give me a Grandson"
said my Father.
Uncomfortable silence
Lingering in the air;
Far from speaking,
Confused and bewildered there I stand.
A low and hesitated voice
finally emerged,
"But Father I don't know that girl.
How can I marry some-one
without being in Love?
Let me search,
please wait, till I find True Love"
"Don't be naive."
my Father urged,
"Meet that girl,
you will learn to love.
Your Great-Grandfather,
Grandfather and me,
all married and found love like this.
In the society we live,
this is how it is done."
"No" argued me,
"I don't want,
a Loveless marriage,
Even in my dreams,
with a stranger, I can't live."
"Enough discussion,
this topic is over.
Tomorrow you will meet
your future wife,
and with her you will live
your life "
commanded Him.
A few weeks later,
I find myself,
in shackles with a stranger,
Getting married.
Standing a dumbstruck pair.
In shock I stumble,
and wake up from bed.
Relieved to see,
that it was, just a dream,
horribly gone bad.
Important Note- It is a work of fiction. Nobody is forcing me to get married. :P