Overcooked food
Unironed cloths.
Stained Table.
Dusty windowpanes.
Nosy relatives.
Rude kids.
Tacky dressing
This is how my husband appreciates me !

Criticism from boss,
Frustration of mediocrity,
Backstabbing friends,
Unsupportive family,
Nagging neighbours,
Financial insufficiency,
Ailing, unfit body,
Are are husband’s qualities,

Scolding children,
Withdrawing socially,
Launching tirades
Is how he responds

Still he manages to be aroused,
His manhood trump all other failures,
After all the negativity
I am expected to be intimate,
There is no scope for disapproval,
He forces himself upon me,
Along with household,
This is also a wife’s duty,
There are no emotions & feelings,
Except that of hatred & ridicule,
Towards him & myself,

While watching a romantic scene,
I also wish to be carressed & loved,
Talking about understanding & partnership,
Happy marriage seems a mirage,

My husband reacts strongly to the rape, Reported on news,
But does he realises his acts in night,
I wonder why there are no debates
On rapes after marriage,
Do matrimony legitimise it ?

Maybe
Because marriage proposal from rapist to accused,
Seems normal solution to the society,