She left her parents' home behind.
With new dreams and aspirations in mind.

Little did she know the harsh reality!
About the way she'd be treated in the new locality.

She wasn't the same daughter who could demand anything fearlessly!
She became a daughter-in-law who could "just wait and see" helplessly!

She was as good as a servant in her "so-called" new house.
No respect from the family, no love from her spouse.

No matter how well she worked, it was all in vain!
She received nothing else but insult and pain.

Her dream of living in a palace seemed more like a mirage!
Her house seemed like a prison, her room no less than a cage!

She was beaten and tortured without any fault!
She couldn't complain to anyone about her assaults.

Her saturation point was bound to come.
She couldn't, anymore, live in a family so loathsome.

She was quiet till now, she had to raise her voice!
She was ordered till now, she had to make her choice!

With or without support, she stood her ground with gumption.
They had tortured her a lot, now it was time for redemption!

She wasn't timid or coward anymore, but strong and brave;
She could put forth her verdict and ask for what she craves!

They were sentenced for their cruelness.
They were revenged for their callousness.

Earlier, she lived a life of a captive bird.
Barely surviving, she had no one to upgird

Now, she was a free bird, who could truly live her life!
The mistress of her own destiny, not an afflicted wife.

This is a woman's journey from pain to pride.
To become an "independent lady" from "someone's enslaved bride!"