We women love those three magic words.
“I Love you…” ? No –these are archaic.
We today are more prosaic.
The new avatars of those magic words are
Maid, TV and shopping
(Surfing the Net is the cream topping).
These three bring comfort.
The effort that job & family entails
To unwind the taught spring
Everything else fails.
‘Buy one get one free’-don’t wince
The plastic bucket with Surf or Mr. White
-No, no – there is no Mr. Right –
Brightly coloured synthetic flowers
In the brightly lit malls spending hours
Brings comfort to us.
Fingering materials, price tags
A quick decision, a victorious smile
And the overflowing bags vanquish boredom.
Ta ra ra rum, we women love
Those three magic words
Because we have – forget the streedhan* –
Our self earned money to splurge.
Streedhan – A traditional practice in Hindus primarily meant to provide women with some level of economic security in adverse situations like divorce, widowhood, etc. It is the portion of a woman’s wealth over which she alone has the power – to sell, gift, mortgage, lease or exchange)
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Some humor? Check out Men are from Mars, Women are from Venuse
