Invisible shackles #SundayPhotoFiction

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The leopard inspected her new surroundings with a sense of despair- the cage left her with a sickening feeling but she couldn’t let her emotions drown her else her cub would sense the reality.

“Mommy I aint liking this, why are we caged? I love the open jungles where I can breathe fresh air, hunt for my prey. Not this suffocating cage where they feed me the same meat daily and so many people come and ogle at me. I hate it Mom, I want to be free. Free like that kid over there, who watches me and then runs off to play. He is not tied or caged like me. Why us?”

“You think he is free sonny but he is not. He goes home to his Mummy and Daddy who  decide what he eats, wears, studies. The he grows up and he still isn’t free for he is so afraid of breaking the norms and following his heart that he lives forever caged- in invisible shackles. Its the same story- we have some hope of being set free, who knows someday we may be back among our kin. But he- only when he breathes his last will he be set free.”

 

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Published by Akshata Ram

Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.

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