Just a woman

Don’t swarm the streets

With grey placards

Don’t beg for justice

Against the act

Don’t shed no tears

Don’t mourn her death

She was just a woman

A piece of flesh!

.

Don’t lament the sight

Of her battered form

Writhing in pain

By the cold roadside

Don’t rage in vain

For her charred remains

She was just a woman

An expendable count!

.

Don’t try to delve

On heinous crimes

Committed routinely

Against her kind

Don’t lose your sleep

Over her crimson corpse

She was just a woman

An object of lust!

.

Photo credit : Panos Sakalakis (unsplash.com)

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12 responses to “Just a woman”

  1. Hard hitting. Well done.

  2. Such a poignant poem!! So Hard hitting… Brilliantly put💚💚

  3. This hurts. It’s so sad that our kind is subjected to every form of torture. Well written dear

  4. Poignant! You put in words what we feel. Sent a shiver down my spine!

  5. Such a harsh reality penned Moonmoon! Sad but true…

  6. Thank you, dear Kirti, Gowri, Sai, Sarita ma’am, Pooja, Natasha, Charulata ma’am, Amrita, Sheetal, Indrani and Sonali for reading my attempt. Your support and encouragement means so much. Very grateful to each of you.

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