Similar to the poem “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams, this poem by Mabel Segun too uses symbolism in achieving a certain effect.
In this poem, a business transaction was the tone which also symbolises the arrangement between a guy with his prospective in-laws. The poem is very interesting for the way its tone and use of words in it. it is normal nowadays that some parents tend to sell their daughters in order to lessen their own burden. By marrying their daughter’s off, they can gain the benefits of dowry and they also don’t have to worry about feeding another mouth.
However, this situation is not fair. Just like the poem itself, the bride doesn’t have a voice. They are just like objects to be auction and both the poet parents never ask the bride whether she wanted to get married to the man.
I like to relate this poem with Charlene Rajendran’s “A Question of Rights” which I did with Encik Abu Bakar. However, this particular poem did allow the bride to-be a voice in giving opinion. And so think this poem speaks freely of a woman and in which I definitely agree.
The issue of women’s right has never stop since my grandmother’s time. Why do also been surpressed by men? Yes, in religion itself has been said that men plays a higher role in life but it doesn’t mean women have to be the ‘silent’ one in all issue. We are humans as well.
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