Aching breath

 

 Dawn here reminds me of dusk over there

 When the cool wind flows and caresses my hair

 Spring here reminds me of my land’s autumn

 When the raindrops touch my heart to its bottom

 Sometimes in my dream- I feel I could fly

 Just to the skies and high very high

 Somewhere deep in the crevices of this heart

 An ache is buried for those apart

 Sometimes at night when it’s difficult to sleep

 Wish there were starry skies and a window to peep

 I walk these lanes-some acquainted, some new

 Erasing some, making memories few

 I sleep and I try to prolong my dream

 Of my home so far, yet so near it seem

 The mind and the heart play this tug of war

 On this unending path to destination afar

 The plant has been planted in a foreign land

 Not his weather, not his sand

 Sometimes time heals your pain

 Sometimes you just have to wait for the rain

Dec 2012' A 23 year old woman was gang raped in India. She eventually died of injuries caused by the rape. (A rusted iron rod was penetrated multiple times in her body as part of sexual violence)

"Rape a women! Rape her mind, body and soul. 
Leave her to die
Leave her family to cry
Instant gratification you must have had
Our generation will spend years being sad
Candles will be burnt
Marches will be held
Nothing would ever come close-
To the Poison you spread in a lethal dose
I don't know how to address you
For me-
You don't have no name,
You have no face,
You for sure have no soul!
You anger me!
You upset me!
No, you do not scare me!
Nor are you more powerful than the one you raped
It took so many of you some effort to end one life
You all died effortlessly the moment you did that
This is to all those, who think women can be raped
Let me lend you some Indian woman's saree for your dead souls to be draped.