‘Saying
Society’
‘Saying
Society’
What
have we said her into?
We
mouthed her
Mouthed
her back to her nightmare
She
became our plague
She
became our shame
She
became our dent
She
became our ordeal
We
pushed her
Pushed
her back
She
pleaded for our understanding
She
pleaded for our help
Our
holier-than-thou attitude didn’t let us think
Our
family ego didn’t let us help
We
pushed her
“Go,
go, go back
It’s
your home
Don’t
let another take
What
you have worked for”
We
told her we were against the act
We
told her we were with her this time
He
came begging
He
came pleading
He
looked repentant
Like
he always has after his wicked act
We
joined in assuring her it won’t happen again
We
pushed her
Who
will tell the story of what happened
The
head is down
The
mouth is shut
Who
will tell us what happened
Why
cry
Why
cry
We
pushed her
She
never wanted to go back
But
we didn’t let her be
The
name and ego we tried to protect is now everywhere
Everywhere
for the very wrong reasons
Will she survive this?
Saying
society
Oh
Saying Society
Who
is our next target?
When
will we look beyond us?
And
deal with the issue
Let
these women be
Let
them live
Help
them live
Stop
the stigmatization
Say
No to all form of Domestic Violence
Say
it and sand by it
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