Lady Love

By Vaishali Neotia

She loved her something deep

Her best friend of many years

The kind that stirs desires asleep Heteronormative society demurs

She yearned to Be with her

In every sense of the word

Living, loving, hearts aflutter

Time, souls and bodies blurred

They were walking that day

Hand in hand, laughter abound

4 angry men blocked their way

both were thrown on the ground

We will help cure you they said

Each pseudo moralistic bastard

2 pinned hands 2 kept legs spread All 4 did the act fully mastered

Monsters left and the moon shone Gandhi's monkeys passed by

The 2 women lay bleeding alone Only Nightingales cried a lullaby

She dragged herself to her love

Broken wrists shaking to wake her Nothing helped no push no shove Dead. It was enough to break her

In her arms she held her head

Rocked her lover in final sleep

Kissed her as she would in bed

Then screams came from the deep

She cried tears of blood and rage Screaming,ranting at the cruel world That trapped them in its heartless cage Where love died as freedom flags unfurled

By Vaishali Neotia