From the womb of the barren earth
In the rumble of the cataclysmic quakes
That flattens the skyscrapers and shanties alike
I wail in vain, proof of my chastity
For i am Sita
Can you hear me?
From the stony silence of the mountains
In the devastating deluge of an avalanche
That wipes away all remnants of my trespassers
I plead in mute agony my innocence
For i am Ahalya
Can you hear me?
From the alluring casinos of Vegas
In the roll of the dice of destiny
That reduces a prince to pauper
I rage against the rape of my dignity
For i am Draupadi
Can you hear me?
From the shores of a foreign sea
In the devastating destruction of a tsunami
That washes away all traces of humanity
I lament in agony my abandonment
For i am Yashodara
Can you hear me?
From the gory pages of history
Written in blood tipped quills of patriarchy
In the strangulated pleas of a Nirbhaya
I shriek and shriek and shriek
For i am every woman
Can you hear me?
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