I am sharing a
poem with you all. How I wish I knew the one who composed this as I would like
to bow to him or her and kiss his or her hand for such a heart touching poem :
To My Unknown Daughter
She died yesterday in a land far away,
From the rapacious wolves: a fatally wounded prey.
Animals with no love, shame or pity,
Just claws of lust and fangs of fury.
*
She died yesterday in an antiseptic city.
Whilst our celebrities mouthed inanities.
They termed her a brave-heart, India’s daughter,
Knowing their own was safe, in a secured quarter.
*
She died yesterday and she died today.
She will die again tomorrow and every day.
Because that’s her fate and that’s our will.
Nothing ever changes here and nothing ever will.
*
So sleep my dear girl, sleep the sleep of the just.
Sleep in a place better than the one you were born
in.
And while you are asleep, dream a better dream,
Than the one that was so brutally torn.
*
17 comments:
It is a well-written poem.. and very true too. Do we have the will to fight the long fight that is necessary to change ourselves, or will we just forget it all, as that is much easier?
:(
I just read this evening about the girl in India who got raped died yesterday. I felt sad and cried and why people have such mind and dont respect women?
India need to change some law rules.
Poignant.
Hope that mindsets will change hereafter.
poem says everything that's needed to be said... beautifully written..
sigh...This is so tragic that the thought of this girl makes me feel like crying, i cant forget the details, and she went through it all....the poem is beyond beautiful, so grim so deep, I just pray her soul rests in peace..ameen
btw hello Uncle Jack:) I missed you.
amen to that.
This is so very poignant! Hope things change for the better now!
It's a heart-breaking poem. Thank you for sharing
So touchy...it brings out the suffering of that little girl..
Wonderful! May her soul rest in peace! The word Animal is not right though- no animal does this to another!
REVIOUS :
I hope and pray that this pressure is kept up to ensure much needed change, specially in mindset of society. Take care
SABI :
It is really very sad. Take care
ALKA :
I only hope that the much needed change of mindset of society does happen. Take care
JYOTI :
It really touches the heart so much. Take care
MISHI :
I feel ashamed being part of same society which had those goons who did this deplorable act. Take care
RAJ :
Hope this teaches our society to remove gender discrimination by teaching daughters at par with sons to ensure women are respected. Take care
SHILPA :
I too hope and pray for that. Take care
ROSHNI :
I sincerely hope and pray that lesson is learnt by society to remove gender discrimination in toto. Take care
RUCHI :
It does bring out how she suffered. Hope this kind of act never happens again. Take care
MEERA :
I join you in praying for her soul to rest in peace. I agree that animals are better than these characters. Take care
oh ... hug for you for writing this ...
C D,
It is not written by me and I do not know the one who penned this one. I just wanted to share it with you all. Take care
दर्द से भर गयी ये कविता ..
stand out phrase: antiseptic city. I might borrow that phrase from you in my day to day lingo!
AMRITA :
YEH DIL KO CHHUNE WALI HAI ISI LIYE MAINE YEH AAP SAB KO BATAAYI HAI. Take care
SARO :
Please do so and spread word around that we need safe cities. Take care
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