An ordinary life
With few despairs
I used to believe
Life’s still good, if not fair
It wasn't a night
But it all turned black
But it all turned black
It was a blur
I've been to hell and back
All I now remember
Is my own contorted face
Time has never
So much slowed its pace.
An abominable demon,
I sleep with every night
Inside a tunnel
At the end there is no light
Now, my dented soul
Roams the world undressed
But you need more proof
A two-finger test.
You question me
When my honor has been scraped
Don't you see it on my face
I have been raped.
I've been to hell and back
All I now remember
Is my own contorted face
Time has never
So much slowed its pace.
An abominable demon,
I sleep with every night
Inside a tunnel
At the end there is no light
Now, my dented soul
Roams the world undressed
But you need more proof
A two-finger test.
You question me
When my honor has been scraped
Don't you see it on my face
I have been raped.
Don't you feel, you have been too, after reading the news every morning.
no words !
ReplyDeletereally touchy and bloody true.
None will write such post in GULF countries, because there if anyone commits a RAPE, they will be hanged in traffic signal...
I wish India must handle those rapist and pedophiles like that...
Touchy post
These are desperate times..desperate measures are called for..
DeleteI didn’t know this about GULF. Really?
DeleteHEartfelt and touching ....
ReplyDeleteI kind of like it but it is tooo sad :(
ReplyDeletei know.. It is really sad.. :(
DeleteIt truly is sad that in India, people would still blame the lady for having 'attracted' the rapist. Touching poem. Hopefully, people would see a little more sense in the coming years.
ReplyDeleteYeah.. hopefully..
DeleteMoving and filled of candid feelings. Loved reading it Neha! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rachit.
Deleteohhhh... u have well expressed d pain in these lines.. I wish none shud go through such a terrible phase in their life...
ReplyDeleteI know.. :(
DeleteWonderful..!!!! And u needed to show it to some girl who doesn't write anything??? Pagal ladki..!!!
ReplyDelete"Now, my dented soul
ReplyDeleteRoams the world undressed
But you need more proof
A two-finger test.
You question me
When my honor has been scraped
Don't you see it on my face
I have been raped."
Stark and brutal. And how we still go on, pointing fingers, not at the perpetrators, but at the victim. Very articulate piece!
It's a sad situation.. :(
DeleteReading it every time in the newspaper, new like this...the sad and a bit disgusting part it, it has almost become routine for us to see, express our sadness and a 'oh-its-another-one' look and then move away to other stories...And the recent incident in Bengal only angers me more. Neha, this poem should be shown to every one who is not in their right minds and who keep party politics and hidden opportunistic agendas ahead of protecting these kinds of incidents happening or taking stern actions against the culprits. Amen!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad :(
ReplyDeleteLove
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I know..
Deletescary it is even to imagine...
ReplyDeleteIt really is.. and no amount of imagination could be as horrendous as the reality..
Deleteuv described it really well..
ReplyDeletecan imagine d horror d victim wud b going thru.. really sad..
These lines really stand out, "You question me When my honor has been scraped" A worthy read, Neha. Sad state of affairs and this happens everywhere.
ReplyDeleteSad,it really is.
DeleteAh now i see. What i wrote in 1000 words you have expressed in less than 100! can connect to this instantly!
ReplyDeletei want to say it's well written.... bt at the same tym.. it's sad also....
ReplyDeleteKeep Smiling... Bless you... Tc
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