From The Quill

History is doomed and cursed, Repeat itself it must! ~ Suranya

Every morning I go for a walk,  Mothers keep an eye  If to their children, I dare talk.  Alert as though I am Danger.  I am a Man, not a kidnapper. Every day on my way to office,  I avoid brushing against you in a crowded bus  Fearing someday you will turn and accuse,  Conscious of every move thus,  But I am a Man, not a groper. Every time I swipe on Tinder,  Buy you a drink, I notice the fear  You hesitate with information Your suspicious eyes often wonder;  I am a Man not an abuser. Every time you walk alone on the road  And I walk behind you, unaware,  In the dark empty lanes of the city  You let me pass, scared;  But I am a man, not a rapist. Every day, to office I go,  As the hours seem really slow,  I can't stare even in subconscious at you,  Or have small talks sipping tea,  Lest you press charges and am sued. I know those animals,  I know the threat "Men will be Men" And all the t...

 I AM A FEMINIST IN INDIA.  I FIGHT FOR EQUALITY,  TYPE "ME TOO" IN PROTEST.  YET EVERY NIGHT WHEN I RETURN ALONE I FEAR, MUCH IN DESPAIR,  LIKE I AM LIVING A NIGHTMARE EVERY DAY. I AM A DAUGHTER IN INDIA. THEY SAY I AM THEIR PRIDE.  YET THAT STRANGER'S DROOLING EYES  STARING THROUGH MY CLOTHES  IN A TEARING GAZE  SEEMS TO MAKE ME FEEL  LIKE FRESH MEAT INSTEAD. I AM A GIRL IN INDIA. YOUR UNCOMFORTABLE TOUCH  MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A BAG OF DIRT  YET YOU WHISPER THAT  IT'S A PLEASANT SECRET.  WHY DON'T I GET TO TELL  WHAT IT IS INSTEAD? I AM A WIFE IN INDIA.  EVERY DAY I COOK,  CLEAN AND WORK,  EVERY NIGHT I WEEP IN SILENCE SCARED,  ACCEPTING MY FATE ISN'T IN CONSENT WHILE YOU RAPE ME IN CONVENIENCE. I AM A MOTHER IN INDIA. TODAY MY SON HAS RAPED A WOMAN.  HE DIDN'T SEEM UNNERVED WHILE I WEEP,  NOT FOR HIM, I DARE TO CLEARLY CONVEY,  BUT FOR THE DAUGHTER  THEY DIDN'T LET ME KEEP...