The Victim

By Parvathi Chandrabhatla

Who would believe

When I say it's hard to live

Comments are all you give

Its me who has to relive

People uncivilized than the ancient ape

Dragged me over by holding my nape

The world around me did nothing but gape

I’m a victim of rape!

Be it nappy or the saree I drape

They took no pause to taunt my shape

That night haunts me even in my escape

I'm a victim of rape!

Slaughtered my soul, poking it with chape

Couldn't yell for they shut me with tape

Picking up the pieces they scrape

Trying to get up, I'm still a victim of rape!

Need no superheroes in cape

To rescue me from this crap

Let me raise and reshape

My identity not just as a victim of rape!

Was blamed by default

For this unruly assault

Let me set myself out of this vault

Don’t rush me, I need a halt!!!

By Parvathi Chandrabhatla