You were stranded in dark As you didn't know how to fly I gave you the lift Took you to the airport Where you took your dream flight. Now you accuse me of Driving the car too fast And putting a hand on your thigh? You searched for a lattice too long And you couldn't grow for Want of a support I gave you the support And you creeped all over me You encircled me from bottom to top To climb to your destination. Now you accuse me of Transgressing your modesty?
Looks like you had written this poem against #me too movement. You wanted to convince the readers with the slogan of "I have right on you because I supported/helped you in reaching destination.
Well, this has nothing to do with the ongoing movement, which I guess is bigger than our freedom movement! Actually, I have been too busy to take note of this movement. This poem is about breach of trust; it's about ingratitude. I am just representing the lamentations of a ladder who was ridden by a female to reach great heights, but when she no longer could remain in that height, she accused the ladder.
No sane person can support exploitation. But, this poem is not about exploited women. The situation it depicts can't be called exploitation.
Fine. Let's assume these are all mere coincidences. Title of this poem being betrayal and betrayal of trust being the base of #MeToo, you feeling like sharing the lamentations of a ladder just when #MeToo is picking up in India and a female having ridden the ladder to great heights and not a guy. Question: If a painter claims he painted a rabbit and everyone seeing the painting can only see a tiger in it, should it be called a tiger painting or a rabbit painting? so people don't feel the title/label of the painting is wrong. This poem is so well-written that I see only two possibilities for the inspiration of this poem, #MeToo or personal experience. Either way, this poem is just one side of the coin. I wouldn't be surprised if the other side of the coin shows up as another poem on another thread by someone else Thanks for showing us this side of the coin so well by sharing this poem.
Well Lalita, in that case let's understand the difference between the two situations: In the first case, a boss or employer is exploiting or harassing a female employee by misusing his power. But, the second situation that I portrayed is a tad different. Here, the female is willing to climb the ladder, no body is forcing her to choose a particular path, knowing fully well that in the course of time physical intimacy will be the byproduct of her ascend.