A poem on the day my sister and I were forced to grow up.
Tag: rape survivor
A Rape Survivor’s Memories II
'In the memories of her adolescence / A desperate fly always tries to fly...'
A Rape Survivor’s Memories
She tries to heal. But the cotton balls that she put on her wounds after those dark encounters of childhood only grow with time.
Good Character Testimonies Aren’t a Defence For Sexual Harassment
A person may respect one person’s personal boundaries, yet disregard another’s due to perceived power over the second person.
Case Number 1,33,000: When Rape Survivors are Reduced to Mere Numbers
Rape survivors who turn to the judiciary for help are often left stranded in legalities for years. This poem tries to put feelings into these nameless, faceless case files.