Marriage and Divorce

By Aparna J

Marriages are expensive, but divorces leave behind a financial drain.

Bitter experiences and exorbitant alimony to undeserving spouses cause unbearable pain.

Let's consider it as the cost of freedom from misery. 

To provide a big respite from lifelong slavery.

Marriage vows are cheaper than the wedding rings. 

Gradually, love starts fading, paving the way for sufferings. 

Fortunate are those people who live happily with their soulmates, 

Men search for Taylor Swift in women, while they prefer Bill Gates. 

I saw some of the profiles on the matrimonial website and wondered why. 

The prospective brides and grooms had expectations so high.

Are they humans or any commodity? 

Why don't they come with a lifelong guarantee?

Money gets top priority while love is a secondary need. 

This world is a huge market with an unlimited supply of greed.

However, there are couples who have withstood the test of time. 

Their love remains immortal even though their death bell may chime. 

By Aparna J