She was punished.
Determined, passionate,
trustworthy, ambitious; she was like any other virtuous soul.
She was punished.
She had learnt to love.
She was punished.
She loved a man from a
different community.
She was punished.
The notorious Khap
Panchayat ordered a legally sanctioned rape on the twenty year old Bengali tribal
girl.
She was punished.
For we continue to
throttle booms of retaliation against those who justify rape.
She was punished.
As long as we let rapists
assert their dominance in the ‘civilized’ society,
So are we.
this is very deep and beautiful. Lovely. I love your introspection :)
ReplyDeleteIpsha, thanks a lot! :)
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