Where do I go?
I have a daughter to raise
A life to live
Dreams to be fulfilled
I want to soar
to party till late, and travel the world
and go for a run at 11 pm when I want to just..run...
I want her to wear what she wants
want her to fly
and feel like a 'person' not a 'girl'
everywhere she goes..
I want freedom
For her and for me
Where do I go?
The streets are not safe
Women, girls and even little babies
Are being raped
night and day
Will she be safe even with a male friend?
Will she be able to fight the lascivious species that pose as men?
Will she, the sweet mannered child that she is,
comprehend the sickness of the mind
whose hand's groping her bum
or squeezing a boob
on public transportation
or inside that sanctum where we went to find God?
Where do I go
to find us a safe haven
far away from this deranged,
uncivilised world?
Where do I go
To raise a happy girl
who blossoms into a happy woman
And learns to trust and love
Mankind...?
Where in this whole goddamned world do I go?
*Total disgust and disillusionment with the way the female kind is treated across the world made me ramble so...
I have a daughter to raise
A life to live
Dreams to be fulfilled
I want to soar
to party till late, and travel the world
and go for a run at 11 pm when I want to just..run...
I want her to wear what she wants
want her to fly
and feel like a 'person' not a 'girl'
everywhere she goes..
I want freedom
For her and for me
Where do I go?
The streets are not safe
Women, girls and even little babies
Are being raped
night and day
Will she be safe even with a male friend?
Will she be able to fight the lascivious species that pose as men?
Will she, the sweet mannered child that she is,
comprehend the sickness of the mind
whose hand's groping her bum
or squeezing a boob
on public transportation
or inside that sanctum where we went to find God?
Where do I go
to find us a safe haven
far away from this deranged,
uncivilised world?
Where do I go
To raise a happy girl
who blossoms into a happy woman
And learns to trust and love
Mankind...?
Where in this whole goddamned world do I go?
*Total disgust and disillusionment with the way the female kind is treated across the world made me ramble so...
4 comments:
Hard hitting
I feel you! I am going through the same disappointment living alone in a city infested with prying-eyed lecherous monsters. There are moments when I want to flee this country. . .but I realize it is not just Delhi or India, the situation is similar across the world.
As a young girl, I am fearful of having a daughter...scared to bring her to a world like this. My mom? She has taught me to 'ignore' the monsters (don't create a scene...you will be at the losing end ultimately), be alert..keep your eyes and ears open (everything else closed!)But I don't want to live like that. Isn't that a pity. . .a basic necessity like 'safety' is such a concern that I can't walk down a street alone without keeping someone informed about my whereabouts!
Ok, I am rambling. It was supposed to be a comment, not a post :) Good to see you blogging!
Thank you JS! :-)
Thank you S! Im glad to be back...
I don't know if I am going to become like your mother and offer my growing daughter the same advice.. Its scary to be a mother of a daughter in this era...
Please don't stop rambling.. :-) If you've typed out what you felt it also means that the post impacted you in some way and that matters, to me :-)
Look who's back on Blogger! :D
Post a Comment