He said I deserve it!

On a side lane, in the puddle of mud
as I lie again, in my own blood
my body deranged, my soul stripped
dragged kicked shoved and gripped
through the settling dirt and dimming light
the words still ring clear and high
He can't better serve it!
He said that I deserve it!


With burning tires in the garbage pit
breathing my last, my motherhood slit
They came one they came all
they ripped my soul they crushed it all
O Lord, he said its in your name
and the words were still the same
He can't better serve it!
He said I deserve it!


the night was dark when I was jailed
little I knew what my crime entailed
my soul shivered, my heart sank
tears dropped from my eyes blank
dress he wears, is the law, he said
he repeated the same as I pled
He can't better serve it!
He said I deserve it!

names, reasons, powers or nothing
nobody,co-worker, protector or king
they haunt me everyday
in a different way
I bear that gaze, I bear it all
the words are clear once and for all
I can't be better served
This is what I deserved!

Epilogue:

I deserve toys I deserve care
I deserve life I deserve share
I deserve friendship I deserve love
I deserve respect and all above

- Ammar H Zaidi


As 23 year old Braveheart rape victim of Delhi incident passes away in Singapore, my heart breaks for her. The condition of safety of women in Delhi is so dismal that most of them have become used to incidents that actually outrage their modesty. A small piece highlighting the plight.