Monday, December 24, 2012

For Nirbhaya & Those Who Languish in Darkness

Her cries were drowned in laughter…
Her pain was buried in lust…
As, animals tore her apart
We watched.

We have been silent…
We will always be…scared…hiding…
And, she will continue to be brutalized
As, we watch

She fights…they laugh…
We sermonize…
We react…safe in the anonymity of the numbers
We actually enjoy…

Animals, we are…
Watching them tear her apart…
Slowly…painfully
And, still we choose to watch

Let’s stand up…once…together
And, make them afraid.
For once…for what is right…unafraid & free

And, then maybe my sister will find peace.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Awakening of the Pen


As, the night sky rumbles…
And, winter draws near
I huddle in the cold…
Filled with a new fervor

Sometimes, the cobwebs need dusting…
Sometimes, a weary soul needs a smile
Or, maybe just a coffee, a cigarette
A short acknowledgement that you are mine…

But, it’s ok…all is well…
As, it rains
Cold…dreary…December rain
And, all pain is frozen

While, my pen awakens
Perhaps, in desperate search…
Search for an answer
Or…A desperate attempt to cling on to its identity