Boys, Girls And Laws Of Marriage Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Raising age of marriage
Gajanan Mishra

Are we not going to made a coercive law?
True to say we are not cleared our knowledge
about nature.
Raising age of marriage, let me say not at all for public good.

Raising age of marriage only looks good on paper.
Are we so powerful to reform nature and natural processes and our own mindsets? By raising age of marriage are we not going against sexual and reproductive health and rights?

In the name of early pregnancies, mortality rates, higher education are we not creating scopes to elope, domestic abuse?
Let us think and rethink again and again about this natural processes. I fear bad impact on society if we raise the age of marriage! We have a duty to give security to all and we are to take safety measures for all but we have no right to go against very nature and force others to face troubles and problems.

We know puberty started at the age of 13/14. we know age of marriage was 15/16. It was raised to 18 by law. And we are facing still under 18 girls are eloping and secretly getting married with boys everyday. By raising the age of marriage from 18 to 21 what would happen? Law would go on its own way, and boys and girls on their ways! What would happen?

Are we the creator of boys and girls? Are we the creator of very nature? Let us think and rethink again and again and take steps for all good and for a better future.

Tapoban, Titilagarh, Balangir
24.12.2021