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River Tells
I am a rape victim
Who survived to tell a tragic tale!
I am a river
Who has been stripped beside the peaks!
Those black rocks stood silent
Mighty elephants stared ,
While the hounds of territorialising dons
Tore my clothes,
Ate my flesh,
Drank my blood,
And barked aloud in mirth!
Those brutes cut my flesh
Made barriors with my bones
To block my flow
And create flood!
They washed their dirt
And made me black!
I turned mad by seeing the colour of blood
Drained from the butchered martyers!
They dragged me along the streets...
Strage is the passive
Attitude of the intellectuals
Who roared for their masters!
Should I tore off my blouse
For you to discribe my feminine charm?
Your great verse will describe
The ups, downs and curves
Of my body.
You will exhibit my nackedness
To sell for attractive price!
I can't respond, I can't cry
As my vigour has been drained!
© Rajendran Thriveni
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