Dark Streets

Dark streets

noise retreats

as i walk away from the main street.

Time glides slowly but not my feet

as my eyes uphold an ingrained fear,

the fear of predators lurking in the dark

who hide with a veil of deceit,

to quench their hunger for flesh

and for their carnal desires to be fulfilled.

 

But this is not merely about lust,

not even about the fallen morals.

It invokes an incessant struggle for their right,

the right to crush us with their might.

The fight stems from beliefs of patriarchy,

the fight which we fight in our everyday lives

against perverts who ogle at us

degrade our worth

much to their glee and mirth.

 

But the hope of upliftment remains alive.

The winds of change will surely arrive.

But this change will transpire if we learn to stand up,

and speak up for our right

The right to be free and not to be judged upon

in the nation which bows to Kaali and Durga.

Only then the Prakruti (Nature) shall destroy 

the Vikruti (disease) of our society

and Samata (equality) shall prevail.

- C Kumar

          19^th May 2015

Reviews

[alf]

Hi Chirag. I have taken this as a stance against the injustices of the world, the oppression of those who think they are strong, and the will to be free of such restraints. I am totally lost in the last stanza as the names (or organizations??) are unknown to me. However, the poem flowed and I could feel the passion in your writing, alf

[Mitali Shah]

very well described dear. God bless. :) too good

[Chirag Kumar]

Prosperity would prevail in any nation if the women are respected and given the freedom to pursue their wishes. Thanks for your kind review dear

[Mitali Shah]

absolutely agree with you

[wordman]

i guess this type of scum will always be with us,freedom from opression is always a priority

[marcus]

about the right of all people to be free from oppression of all kinds!

[Willard Wells]

Well there are gaps in complete understanding but a strong political rebellious edge to it. I liked it.

[Perkele.7885]

we are looking to address our rights to walk side street streets of our city w/o peril. We have these rights and we have allowed them to be impugned, Therein lies the problem. If you show weakness, you will be so taken advantage of.