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17 Apr 2016

The Promise



‘Appa, take me with you’, I begged.
Promised to come back soon, he dropped me off
at the house where the other girls lived.
Sometimes, I did miss him.
Mostly, I had no time.
Work kept me busy, day and night.
Still, I waited with hope.
Men come and men go,
But he never did.



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33 comments:

  1. humbird17 April 2016 at 19:33

    Hope it's only beginning....

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  2. Mary17 April 2016 at 19:36

    Sad, isn't it, when people one cares about don't keep their word. This breaks my heart.

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  3. Unknown17 April 2016 at 19:59

    Oh god... So heart breaking!

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  4. Donna17 April 2016 at 20:46

    Those so close to us who break our hearts leave an imprint that remains.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  5. brudberg17 April 2016 at 21:10

    If a vow like this is broken, it breaks our trust... so sad.

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  6. Arpita Dash17 April 2016 at 22:10

    Heart warming fiction... And hope he returns one day.

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  7. Sherry Blue Sky17 April 2016 at 22:15

    So sad, a little girl waiting for one who does not return..........

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  8. Anita Sabat17 April 2016 at 22:18

    Sad that he left her where most fathers won't.
    Hope no girl has to suffer such fate.
    Well narrated in a few words, Meera.

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  9. Ritesh Agarwal17 April 2016 at 22:25

    Sensitive issue. Good choice of pic.

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  10. SuyashJ17 April 2016 at 23:18

    oh my! that was just heart breaking

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  11. Sanaa Rizvi18 April 2016 at 00:59

    This one reduced me to tears..

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  12. upasna18 April 2016 at 01:05

    A heartwrenching note.

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  13. Purba chakraborty18 April 2016 at 01:21

    This is heartbreaking :'(

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  14. C.C.18 April 2016 at 03:22

    One can't help but think of the foundation this broken promise lays in that little girl's mind about what to expect from men....so unfair!

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  15. ZQ18 April 2016 at 04:51

    Perfect!
    ZQ

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  16. Sumana Roy18 April 2016 at 08:03

    so heartbreaking...

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  17. Amit Agarwal18 April 2016 at 12:50

    Sad..wrenching:(

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  18. gils18 April 2016 at 16:22

    semma....epdi venumnaalum artham pannikara maathri setup... pinrel pongo

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  19. Destination Infinity18 April 2016 at 21:21

    Why have a child if people don't want to take responsibility is something I don't understand. Your poem created an impact.

    Destination Infinity

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  20. Easwar Arumugam18 April 2016 at 22:11

    A poignant poetry than a fiction.

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  21. Mahathi Anand18 April 2016 at 22:18

    beautiful :)

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  22. De Jackson19 April 2016 at 04:11

    Whew. This punched me directly in the gut. In.The.Gut.

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  23. Ellecee19 April 2016 at 06:50

    So sad and lonely she seems, some things work and life can't take away. I felt your words,,,

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  24. Alok singhal19 April 2016 at 07:40

    So tragic!

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  25. Susie Clevenger19 April 2016 at 08:02

    Oh wow, this one hurts.

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  26. Cifar19 April 2016 at 11:40

    a powerful story, sad but truth for many

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  27. Locomente19 April 2016 at 11:51

    But why did he do that... Heart-wrenching!

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  28. Akash Govindarajan19 April 2016 at 19:43

    Heartbreaking

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  29. Unknown20 April 2016 at 16:18

    This is heart-wrenching! I hope its just fiction :(

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  30. Rosemary Nissen-Wade23 April 2016 at 18:45

    Such things are never forgotten.

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  31. Vashtiqvega4325 April 2016 at 04:44

    Aww. That's heart-wrenching! It's so sad when father's let down their daughters.

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  32. Rat25 April 2016 at 12:10

    I'm overwhelmed. Thank you all for letting me know what you felt after reading this. Means a lot.

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  33. bellybytes6 May 2016 at 13:19

    what a sad story.....

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