She struggled to fight her way through
As they crawled onto her
the mercy shown to her was (few)
for her it was a blur
She screamed in hopes of a kind heart’s help
As the prying eyes watched from afar
She was hit again with a crowbar
Her voice muffled
And childhood striped apart
Under the dim lights of the alley
Lay decorated on the road
(Morbid) broken bangles
As she lay there pale and cold
she thought of her parents at home
They will welcome her home with glee
Not knowing her innocence has fled
For it is a sin to be a woman in this country
a country so full of patriarchy
Our society is filled with filth
And we all must accept to live with this guilt
– Joseph Henry