Woman Describes Sexual Assault Stigma Through Poem

Brut India

Men's crimes are forgotten and women are tried, says  @NidhhiGuuptaa in her hard-hitting poem on rape and its aftermath.

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00:00What is this shadow that has always suppressed me?

00:04Sometimes it's my body, sometimes it's my soul.

00:07I kept screaming, I kept shouting, I kept crying, I kept shivering.

00:13No, don't do it. Leave me.

00:20It is always shown that I am alone somewhere.

00:25Why does it always come to my mind that I am a girl?

00:32I am Durga, I am Shakti, I am a mother, I am a woman.

00:37I am someone's sister, I am someone's daughter-in-law, I am someone's daughter-in-law.

00:42But it is always shown that I am alone somewhere.

00:48Why does it always come to my mind that I am a girl?

00:54Do you remember some of the incidents that took place?

00:58And if you don't remember, then today I will remind you.

01:02Those silent nights that kept making noise and shaking your heart.

01:07Yes, those same nights that kept strangling you.

01:12Some incidents when many helpless girls gave up their lives.

01:18Some incidents when many innocent girls gave birth to babies.

01:24And what happened to Nirbhaya?

01:28When many old files came out, on which there was dust of centuries.

01:34And on that day, for the first time, a serious issue like rape had shaken the whole country.

01:44The people, the government and even the law-makers were crying.

01:49The great leaders and officials were quietly in shock.

01:56But this is a common thing, what is special about it?

02:00Why are you in shock? What is this new incident?

02:03This has been happening in India for centuries.

02:07The crime of men is a mistake, the woman has been tested.

02:12Why is it that I am judged on the basis of every test?

02:17Whether it is my fault or not, the blame falls on me.

02:23What is this shadow that has suppressed me all the time?

02:27Sometimes to my body, sometimes to my soul.

02:31Like a worm, you have been destroying my body again and again.

02:35In a few moments, you have destroyed all the pages of my life.

02:42Someone closed his mouth, someone put his hand on his chest.

02:47Someone held his waist, someone made him sit on his thighs.

02:54I kept screaming, I kept screaming.

02:57I kept crying, I kept whining.

03:00No, don't do it, leave me.

03:04I am in pain, let me go.

03:09Someone help me.

03:11I kept asking here and there.

03:13Neither did anyone come to help me, nor did anyone come to help me.

03:21I couldn't breathe, I couldn't breathe.

03:26He didn't listen to me.

03:28He was not afraid of God.

03:31He broke all the limits of my dignity.

03:35And then he left me on a desolate road, stained with blood.

03:41In a moment's lust, he made me a disgusting creature.

03:45He made me a mere toy from a living human being.

03:51That mother must have also cried for you, the day you abused her womb.

03:57He snatched away all the happiness, made me infamous.

04:01Then he defamed the whole society.

04:04And what should I blame the society for?

04:08You say that she must have gone out with someone.

04:12She must have been dressed in a certain way.

04:15She must have worn small clothes.

04:17And she must have done some such things.

04:21O people of the world, when will you ask questions to those who made me a question?

04:27Keep the bag of shame on my head, those who celebrated.

04:32Instead, you give me pain by accumulating the rights of the dead.

04:36Why do you call yourself a man, those who insult me?

04:41So listen, I will not consider the life given by God as my fate.

04:48I will not consider the life given by God as my fate.

04:52I have been a stranger since childhood.

04:54I will not consider myself to be dishonorable.

04:57Now I will not tolerate any injustice and torture.

05:01I will not let you forget that I am your existence.

05:06I do not say that only I am right and all the boys are wrong.

05:10I also do not say that only women should be respected and men should be insulted.

05:16But I just want to say that there is a relationship in this world of humanity.

05:22At least respect it, at least respect it, at least respect it.

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