My sister was raped
Yours ? Never.
Yours should be safe
like in a match box.
Rape stares at our faces,
‘the never will happen’ sheen
blinding us.
Fear pushing us,
to push women to cover their souls,
stuffing a million match sticks
into small dark boxes.
As fragile as the kite, we send
to meet the skies, guiding her
to blue festive spaces,
celebrating the gutsy elevation.
A harsh tug will shred her,
the winds drop her into oblivion,
nobody wants a torn kite!
- Tejdeep Kaur Menon
About the author – Tejdeep Kaur Menon is an IPS officer, currently serving as Additional Director General of Police in Andhra Pradesh.
Oh my God, such a poignant expression of sentiments! A painful reminder to shake the conscience of the society!!
It feels good to see people at least some with authority are concerned about the situation of females in our country, how i wish everybody could give it a thought.