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Monday, March 06, 2006

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Shhhhhh,
shhhhhh,
Shhhhhh.
Don’t tell.
Don’t yell.
Take this in your
mouth.

Take this in your
mouth.
This should
shut you up
for life.
In hell.





Here's my post for the Blank Noise Project Blogathon. It's not easy to talk about sexual harassment whether it's subtle or overt. There's almost always a sense of shame, guilt and fear that clings on for much much longer. But one has to talk. To scream. To shout. To protest. To not let it happen to someone else.

13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

wow!

sent a shudder down my spine, as anything to do with sexual abuse should.

powerful stuff.

6:42 PM  
Blogger Shammi said...

damn, that was very evocative. VERY powerful.

12:14 AM  
Blogger Meera said...

You are good. Hard hitting.

12:09 PM  
Blogger Parul Gahlot said...

This is a very important poem which speaks of something so horrible and little talked about.

8:56 PM  
Blogger Nessa said...

Oh Gosh, this is a strong one! And very well said..

2:47 PM  
Blogger hemangini said...

oh no. i feel sick.

3:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So few words. You always use very few words, but, the effect is as strong as lighting.

I am in love...... with your words.

12:28 AM  
Blogger Naresh said...

Hard Hitting

6:40 PM  
Blogger AlterinG Abhishek said...

seriously
I shuddered too.

1:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i hv read this a few times
and the impact never lessens

i feel like throwing up.

10:00 PM  
Blogger Deliciously Alive said...

Indi :)

I have always admired your writing style. You use the minimum of words to have the maximum effect.
This piece repulsed me. Brilliant writing!

Slainte!
M!

6:22 PM  
Blogger Innocent Bullet said...

This is powerful stuff! It just blows your sensibility apart. I have no words, Indie! :-)

1:21 PM  
Blogger Vinod Rajagopal said...

i'll take time to recover from this one...!!!

4:20 PM  

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