The Monsters in Light. (In The Context of The Recent Kolkata Medical Student Case)

By Sloka Kadiyala

Every night when I go to dream,

I fear for the monsters to be seen.

But when I open my eyes again,

I fear more for the devils outside.

Then I realize, that the monsters in my head,

Better than the ones to be met.

If you ask me if I'd rather feel safe with a bear or man,

I’d blindly say bear.

Unless a bear would rip my clothes for desire,

Break my bones and make my eyes bleed on refusal,

Gang up on me,

And

Kill me.

Is man so different from a beast ?

In that daylight, it’s easy to see—

Aren't all men the same to me?

By Sloka Kadiyala