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Friday, April 13, 2018

For Asifa



Does your head scream 
from the smash of that rock 
on Asifa's skull?

Does your chest hurt 
where they bit her and 
drew blood?

Does your vagina burn
like hot chillies from
six grown men's many brutal penetrations?

Do your insides cry out
for relief, release
from her agony of a million knives and needles?

Does your throat
scream her tortured cries of Ammi,
Abba, come take me away?

Do your eyes cry
her helpless tears of pain
of confusion at she doesn't even know why?


























2 comments:

  1. Devastating Amita. I have her poster in front of me, hanging on my wall, as Sushil and went to hear her lawyer speak at Jantar Mantar when this happened.....I wept then and I weep again now.

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  2. hi.thanks for that comment. do I know you? I am curious. do let me know.

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