Dully she watched, as he paced around spewing hateful venom.
"Why do you endure this vitriol?" her alter ego popped an unanswerable question
She half nodded at his character-smearing, soul-searing tirade
"My beauty, My bane. Others think it's a wondrous boon!" she soliloquized
"Your looks are his stepping stones on the societal ladder" Alter-ego quipped
"He needs me. Under that acidic veneer, lies a heart beating for his bride" she softly rebutted
"He was never the Wall between his wife and his amorous friends with their lecherous looks" Conscience keeper carped
"Children wilt in a broken home. I am the Glue, I am the binder" she reasoned with herself
"Too scared to step out of your comfort zone and too used to the spoils of life" diminishing voice of reason, muttered
The haranguing husband rested, with his tirade done...
War-weary wife rose to cook his daily bread...
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Anupama Jain
Member Since: 30 Apr, 2014
Anupama Jain is the author of: ’Kings Saviours & Scoundrels -Timeless Tales from Katha Sarita Sagara’. Rooted in the traditional storytelling of Indian legends, warriors, mythical beings, and their splendid adventures, Kings, Saviours & Scoundr...
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