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They call me Nirbhaya
And I call myself Nirbhagya
Till that
day I was one among you
Today I am
alone, I lost my life
I’m alone
but not so far
From the
sobs of my Dad and Mom
How can I
leave you in your grief
That’s
killing you alive each painful day?
How can I tell you that I am here
Free to
choose a hell or heaven
Home is
where I first saw love
It’s in your
arms I first felt safe
The daughter
who brought you smiles
Turned to a
scar in your heart
They took my
life, my home, my joy
The monsters
born of another woman
What bled me the most wasn’t the rape
But the
shame and pain that my parents bore
Rapist is a
name they call
The person who
commits the crime
What can I
call them, the others,
Who blindly
live when my home is hell?
I am just a
name for them to discuss
Never will
justice dry my tears
I fought for
life to save the rest
Who else can
save them, if not a woman?
They left me
to the mercy of justice
They think I’m
a hero, but I’m not
They killed
me, I didn’t die for a cause
I tried to
live for a cause, I couldn’t
They sleep
when my Dad keeps awake
They laugh
when my Mom wipes her tears
Now I see
the truth so clear
I can hear
each word they utter
Nothing is changed,
nothing will change
No justice
can undo the injustice done
Women still live as makers of men
Care takers, cooks and tools for them
If they
could kill me and yet feel fine
No human
justice can ever be done
A day should
come when women know
That they
aren’t made by a lesser God
Empowerment
is realising power
Within one
self and fighting one’s fight
I didn’t
win, but my Mom is fighting
Her own
battle, with grit and faith
Ma,I lost the
life that you gave me in your womb
And now I
live in your heart as a sad memory.
I salute you
Mom, for not letting go
The right to
fight for your little girl
Mom, I call
you Nirbhaya
As you
change your silent tears into a voice heard
You stood there, you never gave up, you fought for justice
I wish you ‘Proud women’s
day', you are my Hero, my mother
