Rape Victim’s Cry
Call me Damini or Veera,
Or name me Ifshan or Pooja
Rip me apart
Or tear me
Break me into pieces
Or cut me into halves
Burn me to ashes
And then blow them up
Undress me
one by one
Or all at once
Use me, throw me
Or use me again
Use me one time or numerable
Alone
or all together
put me to endless pain
bleed me, and then
do it all over again
push my limits
hard and then harder
but be wary
it just my body
my esteem lies deep within
the scars might heal
but soul still feels
I’ll fight back
If I’ll live
“Or
Else
If I die”
©fidoic, first published in The Critireon: International Journal of English, Dec 2013
Bupinder Singh 'Fidoic' 