This poem is fourth in the anthology of poems based on the Social Evils.
Please read the previous ones here.
Domestic Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women’s human rights.
- Global estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
- Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner.
Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings.There is evidence that advocacy and empowerment counseling interventions, as well as home visitation, are promising in preventing or reducing intimate partner violence against women.
You are broken and torn apart
at multiple places
not an inch has been left on your soul
which has not been
branded by his violent displays
You weep and yelp
at the slightest of his touch
bleeding like a soulless animal
you are dragged everywhere
Your heart wrenching
and blood-curdling screams
are falling on the
deaf ears
He is driven by his fear and anger
to brandish your body and soul
to trademark every tear
You wake up next day
salvaging your last dregs of sanity
gather yourself again
to relive again the hellish reality
You cover and hide your bruises
under your makeup
when the scars are tattooed on your soul
they don’t need a shakeup
You try to justify his every act
to balance with lost love
once you had
how he must be having a hard day
before he devoured you
with all the anger he had
You are masking your emotions
with that fake smile
and empty heart
living fearfully
not knowing
when it will start again.
Every pore in your body
begets the revenge
till you are knocked down
again
by his strong hand
You wish his existence to be
a glitch in nature
a ripple in time
which can take him back again
So you don’t have to face the mirror
to see his broken love
written on your face
all over again.
United States National Hotlines
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling.
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
Applause for taking up these evils. And good poetry, too!
I’d attempted a couple in a different style and would be happy to share, if you don’t mind.
Take care, keep up the good work!
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Thanks Kunal.Would love to see your work.All the best!!
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Here you go, Megha… hope they resonate!
https://randomrantsruminationsramblings.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/ma-shakti/
https://randomrantsruminationsramblings.wordpress.com/2017/05/26/dowry-doldrums/
You have a lovely week ahead!
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Thanks Kunal.Will give them a read and will get back to you soon.Thanks for sharing.
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Oh sure, whenever…! Thanks, M!
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You are welcome, Kunal.
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Sounds like women are definitely confronting terror…what has happened to true love in relationships? Enough said on my part. Thanks for the awareness you provide.
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Yes every social evil should be confronted.
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Oh my God Megha, Your words pour out the screams of the anguished soul. You truly know how to breathe life into your words. Stay blessed and keep writing ❤ !
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Thanks,Radhika. Yes it has been really painful to write about this harrowing experience imagine the plight of women actually going through it.
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This is so touching. So many women are effected by this and your words are so true:
“You try to justify his every act”
Many women justify why he is hurting them, ornworee believe him when he says its her fault. It’s heartbreaking.
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Yes, that’s called the victim blaming and its really tough to get out of this. Thanks for reading.Much appreciated.
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thanks my friend.
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Wow
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Thanks Shantanu.
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Hey Megha! can you do me a favor??
Can you please tell me if there are any words to praise this piece? I am speechless after reading this series of these poems. Claps to your writings. Moreover I get to learn new words from your poetries many a times.
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Thanks Shreya. Your feedback means a lot to me.I happy to inspire even a single soul moreover we all are still learning.
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Reblogged this on Megha's World and commented:
This post is in response to the daily prompt Broken
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Powerfully and accurately written. We all need to stand up to social injustices regardless of our gender. This is honest writing at its best.
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Thanks so much for your kind words
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Always my pleasure to offer my responses to your beautiful work.
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