He lay there on the ground
cold and dead;
though not from bullets,
she had wished for his head.
Neither prison for him,
nor a gruelling fate.
Or judgement day
at the pearly gate.
Dead drunk, he had stumbled,
hitting the ground.
His head smashed open,
with a loud sound
Did God finally relent
having a say?
Telling, sinners like him
had to pay.
She had been scared
even in daylight;
knowing he would molest her,
come day or night.
She was a survivor,
would sleep well tonight;
now that he was dead,
she won’t have to fight!
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I am deeply anguished after what one of our students said about her father a couple of days back. He tried to molest her. She had been out of his clutches till date but for how long? She wished him dead! Talking to her mother did not help. She does not want to leave the scum! And neither does she want her daughter/s to come out in the open and protest!She has 5 children and he is the only breadwinner.After much persuasion, she sent her 2 daughters to live with one of her sisters. Will this help? Neither she nor her daughters want to go to the police.......In the circumstances, I do not have a clue what to do? This is ground reality that is India!
5 comments:
zachary,these are the questions I keep asking myself, without any answers!
I am so depressed right now!
You are right, Manoj.
I or the girl cannot anything unless the mother supports. Neighbours just turn a blind eye...
But I will get around it somehow or the other!
It is and it is not the first time either! We have seen such cases before too! We feel so helpless!
I am glad to have found your page(s). I like how you did this. How can one write about this topic without removing the self? It's just too horrible, and it is terrible when you know it is a student and she is turning to you for help.
Yes eotr, Its really very sad. I feel so bad. Cannot see a silver lining for the girl.
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