WIDOW'S WOES
WIDOW'S WOES
Mindsets have still not changed
Widows treated with disdain
Restrictions imposed on them
As though they are to be blamed
For their husband's untimely death
While the world has moved on
Some communities continue
Shunning a widow's shadow
Denying her invitation to all
Auspicious occasions
She is treated like the plague
She is treated with shame
Her head tonsured to make
Her unappealing to men
Banished from society's garden
It's time for minds to awaken
She does not die with her husband's death
Why consign her to live a life
As though she has committed an offence
Give her a chance to rebuild a life again