Unmasking her elegy

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A rune I had penned on lines of  women safety, something that has been bothering us since times immemorial...



She walks down the boulevard,

Shivering, afraid of possibly getting scarred.

For her safety, pray there be no darkness, may the sun never set

Hoping she reaches home without being sensed by the criminal’s net.

 

The little girl, blithe, boisterous and excited for a frolic day,

So naive and exuberant, she loves to bask in the sun rays.

Those innocent eyes know not mulct, cupidity and cruelty,

To bequeath a stranger’s candy filled with malicious avarice and vanity.




 

The maid who washes dishes for a penchant household

Her loyalty towards her ‘master’, a sight to behold.

Little does she gauge the rapacity and venom in her employer

She is forced against her will and wishes in the foyer

 

Why does she have to quiver, shudder to board a train alone?

Can she not travel without worrying her anxious parents, evading the evils prone?

Yet, we as a society are apprehensive and reluctant to discuss

Are the repercussions not agonizing and excruciating to combust?

 




Is it so herculean for us to see the abstruse reality?

Daylight, clothing, GPS, pepper sprays are just alibis and superficiality

Where did those ideals of suffragette, liberty and égalité go?

That we refuse to see the asperity that misogynists sow?

 

We must conquer, stand, raise our voices as one

To wipe her tears, make the pernicious and wretched to flee and run.

For all that we women ask is for justice and liberty to fly,

To soar high and high, carefree and confident like the eagle in the sky...



                                                                                            -Rita Glass 

                                                                                             9th July 2021

 




 

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  1. UnknownJuly 23, 2021 at 10:41 AM

    Beautifully written!

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    1. UnknownJuly 23, 2021 at 10:44 AM

      I(tirtha) feel very proud and privileged to have a junior like you Rita!! Keep growing!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 23, 2021 at 10:49 PM

    Great work Rita!������

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