Rebirth of a Woman
Women protesting Delhi Gang-rape |
You can smash her dreams,
Trample down her soul,
Or, tear apart, her inner core;
Demolish her grace, shatter her life,
And can even slay her mortal body.
You will still be unaware of that
Her words are still echoing in the air,
Her voice in the atmosphere;
Her memories shall never be faded,
Her fight will never be done.
You will find her in every single girl.
Her tears in every girl’s eyes,
Her screams will reciprocate,
Through millions of women,
Strangers, but still synchronized,
By a thread; called Humanity.
Their words will detonate,
Will make your heart shiver,
Their soft, limber hands,
Will throttle you, unexpectedly.
You will be punished, punished for sure,
By that woman, afflicted, tormented,
Distressed, disgraced;
And, show you all,
Rather than those tedious sighs,
Silent Rebirth of a Woman.
This poem is a Loud Protest against the shameful Delhi Gang Rape happened a few days earlier. The victim has died yesterday. This is a tribute to her unfinished fight to live a healthy life. May her soul rest in peace.
This is shared with Theme Thursday, the prompt is Rebirth.
And, it's also linked to 3WW and the words for this week were Detonate, Limber & Tedious.
I salute the Brave Heart. May her soul RIP
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sir!
DeleteHaunting yet a beautiful tribute I would say....
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteNot only those 6, but every damn culprit should be severely punished.
ReplyDeleteI wish for the same!
DeleteHi Sayantini,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Indian women need a rebirth, a vigor to fight it out till the end, a power which elevates them to another level of consciousness. Lovely poem Sayantini.
Happy New Year to you.
Regards
Jay
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Thanks Jay! Happy New Year to you too..
DeleteYes, a haunting tribute, full of the strength of womanhood. A rallying cry by a woman warrior.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Sherry!
DeleteNicely expressed Sayantini. I have shared my views in one of my posts (am not a poet like yourself though!!).
ReplyDeleteRead on:
Whom are we protesting against?
Thanks Manav!
Deletea tribute expressed well, I hope in your country the women take take there rightful place as equals and those that perpetrate evil are condemned, a big ask that will take time
ReplyDeleteNice. I also wrote a poem on this --
ReplyDeletehttp://www.brajasorensen.com/
Very well written. A great tribute.
ReplyDeleteShe has died but certainly stirred our society like no one else. I wish she didn't have to die for this.
ReplyDeleteVery emotional poem.
ReplyDeleteWe are all overwhelmed by what happens to many women in our country. The Delhi episode was an eye-opener.
I was so saddened by the story of this woman's brutal attack, and the patriarchal response to such crimes. In this day and age, it is shameful that men still think women are theirs for the taking and that they are the cause of their own abuse. I support your cause 100% and add my voice to the outrage. Thank you for sharing on Real Toads.
ReplyDeletemany people live to do just nothing
ReplyDeletefew people live and make others life happy
few people are born for the society
and very few people give thier life for the sake of humnanity.
let her soul rest in peace.
atleast after this we boys should be determined to help a girl in risk.
I look forward..
Deleteheart rending, as it should be... thank you for offering your compassion, your humanity as a light for all of us in honor of this young woman.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Laura!! It's a pleasure writing something for her!
DeleteBoth brilliant and beautiful, this poem is an apt tribute to not only the one, but to all. Blessings to you!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2012/12/31/your-essence/
Thanks Kim!!
DeleteMay her death not be in.vain. let 2013 be a time of justice and peace for all http://llmcalling.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/happy-new-year-2013.html
ReplyDeleteI too wish for it..
DeleteA stirring tribute, indeed! Let us pray that her death will awaken a new era in the ongoing global effort to allow every woman to live without fear of this kind of horror!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. May our prayers work!
DeleteMaybe you'd be interested in this-
ReplyDeleteMUSE FOR WOMEN GROUP is planning to publish a book as a tribute to the raped Indian girl
museforwomen@yahoo.com
Theme: Rape - Causes and Consequences
Deadline: January 10, 2013
Yes I am. Thanks for letting me know about this.
DeletePowerful piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks Zen!
Delete"Her words are still echoing in the air,
ReplyDelete"Her voice in the atmosphere"
I'm so very sorry this young woman has died, but your words are her words, and your voice her voice. Perhaps the day will come when we women need no longer fear such attacks. Perhaps men will learn.
K
Thanks Kay. Looking for the day when men finally would learn to see girls as normal human being, not as a commodity..
DeleteWat a wonderful tribute to the brave heart.
ReplyDeleteA real tribute and let this voice resonate every where....
ReplyDeleteI hope and pray that the death of the Delhi rape victim would not go in vain. I would love to see an India where women are respected and valued. I serve as a doctor in a rural area of the country and from my experience, this is going to be a long journey. The issues of women rural India are much more than what urban women face and this is where we are going to face the real challenges.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if you read what I wrote about the women in Egypt who are being raped in the streets if they join in the protests about their new dictatorship government. Women are treated like crap in so many places and some men feel they can do what they want to them. Such a sad thing going on in the world and I think it has been going on for hundreds of years. It seems like somehow it should have stopped during what they call the "civilized era".
ReplyDeleteBut I also think what is hard for me to understand is that most of these men were raised by women and why they have such little respect and hatred for women. I cannot even say they would not do this to the women in their family because so many men do despicable things to female family members. I guess if a man is evil then he is truly evil to everyone.
I truly hope justice is served for this woman and that her attackers never hurt another female again. Locking them up is the only way to keep women safe. Thank you for writing about this and keeping us informed. Awareness is one of our ways to hopefully someday end this terrible injustice.
Also thank you for being patient in my slowness to visit. I hope to be better soon. Happy TT.
God bless.
a tribe for her, great energy and power in your sentiments.
ReplyDeleteHappy Rally.
I hope that the braveheart's death will not go in vain. Let us Indians awake and make a change to empower our women and restore their dignity!!
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