Into that dark
forbidden bazaar
the angered sun
refuses to rise,
The moon fades away
SHAMED
Bossom of mother earth
CRIES
as the helpless horizon
SIGHS
Those dungeons of Doom
where cunning lust looms
tearing away feminine fragrance
in robe of kindness and cash
Greed and betrayal embrace
Venomous winds lash
sinful desires
suck out blood
with savage lips
squeeze virgin juice
nailing flesh into finger tips
steadily peeling off
the modesty
she fiercely holds
as claws rip her
skinless and cold
like carcass of flooded flesh
The vultures
gnash at warm sinews
Butchers bask
in flesh trade
soaked in the wine
of their sins
Yet drowned in thirst
pluck delicate petals
evoke screams
agony to burst
and crush into fists.
Sagging sacrilege
on marrowless bones
and demonic eyes
tongues lolling
doggy saliva
pour on buds
like acid
scarring every inch of seed
innocence gasps to be saved
writhes in agony with the rape
wails of naked
haunted spirits
quakes ambience in cracks
seeping in the deeps
somewhere
A mother
A daughter
A sister
A wife
forever silenced weeps……
Bazaar- market
I wanted to write this poem for a long, long time. Ever since i saw a real-life story on Human Trafficking i knew i HAD to write a poem about it. But it wouldn’t come to me. I didn’t know how to go about it…..wasn’t sure how i wanted it written.
I guess every poem has it’s destiny. It choses it’s own time to get expressed. One day out of the blue, a few flash-images on T.V. reloaded my brain. Somehwere deep inside i felt tears seething to explode in the form of anger. I could imagine vultures, dead bodies, carcass, corpse, crushed petals, fruits bitten and juice bled out…..all these images rushed at lightning speed and i had to immediately put pen to paper.
Not that i had not tried writing this poem before but it turned out into something else….a more generalised agony….That poem, i will publish later insha’Allah!
Here are some of the facts i collected about Human Trafickking from Wikipedia:
1. Human Trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or reproductive slavery or forced labor or a modern-day form of slavery.
2. Trafficking is a lucrative industry. It has been identified as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world.
3. Victims of human trafficking are not permitted to leave upon arrival at their destination. They are held against their will through acts of coercion and forced to work to provide services to the traffickers or others.
4. The work may include anything from bonded or forced labor to commercialised sexual exploitation.
5. The arrangement may be structured as a work contract but with no or low payment or on terms which are highly exploitive. ( Usually the victims are unaware of the nature of work they will be doing).
6. Trafficking of children may include commercial sexual exploitation and forcing the child into prostitution, forced labor services or slavery.
7. It was reported in 2010 that Thailand and Brazil were considered to have the worst child trafficking records.
8. Some documentaries on human trafficking include- “Call+ Response”, “Ghosts”,” The sugar babies” etc.
India is a source, destination and transit country for men, women and children trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation.
Internal forced labor may constitute India’s biggest problems where people are held in debt bondage and face forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills and agriculture.
India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
If you would like to read more about it, i suggest you go through wikipedia about the laws that have come into effect against it. Then, the documentaries will provide a more realistic view of the problem.
Maybe…where we all are, we can’t do much about this but awareness and spreading awareness is a small step towards solving the problem. It’s said that “The Eyes cannot see what the Mind does not know”. So, if we have knowledge we will be able to smell the danger before it gets the better of us. LET THE MIND KNOW!
Petals in a Storm 
these are the posts which have more to prove to the conscience of the writer, reader and the society as to where we are heading.
wonderful post about the reality of the demeaning sense that exists in our society.
crazy..but I wrote something complimenting yours..plz do take a look
Happy Blogging !
You are right…..it is a wake-up call to where we are heading as a society.
The important thing is to bring about awareness as there are innocent teenage girls, widows and children who fall into the trap due to lack of knowledge. Poverty is another major culprit where a mother may get involved in this due to desparation to feed her children.
I think “street dramas” or “nautankis” and “naataks” about this issue can help significantly about spreading awareness, so that the lower strata of society can protect themselves from being exploited.
I saw your poem now. It’s very powerful.
Thankyou for your comment. Really appreciate it.
this was a very touching post..the lines truly reflecting the agony! the pain..and also the animal claws of some humans..
Thankyou soumya.
That was exactly what i was trying to do…..somehow describe the agony and helplessness on paper.
Ofcourse words are never enough…but for a writer…the weapon is words and only words….
I can understand,sometimes words aren’t enough to express..but still its the only vent we get to express freely on anything..
Right on!
touching…
may their souls remain pure even in their torment
and may the One who made them comfort them in this life
and reward them accordingly for their scars in the next.
Ameen to that! Very noble wishes.
This is very powerful– you create the violent imagery without making it gratuitous. It shows us what we need to know about sex-trafficking. You have a lot of talent.
Thankyou Amy for reading this.
I do write about social issues occasionally. Some of my previous poems have been on them.
That’s a very, very sweet comment about “talent”…i feel i am just about ok….but honoured and most humbled to receive it.
your words have a grace that has spread their wings to fly
more will hear you though you may never know how grateful they are for your courage to speak of such a harsh reality that most just look away
you have the Spirit of an Angel, it will be a pleasure to follow your thoughts
Take Care…
You Matter…..
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ladybluerose
Awwww….thanks a million dear LadyBlueRose.
Those are some of the sweetest words i have ever heard in my life. It brought tears to my eyes. It reflects your amazingly beautiful heart rather than my personality.
I am so humbled and forever indebted.
OMG! That was so graphic. This poem has definitely done justice to the horror of the inhumane crime of organ traffickin. Its the dark side where men are the most savage of the beasts.
But before I saw the epilogue, I read the poem in a more general sense. Like how some woman, particularly in d fashion industry are mistreated and their status is merely reduced to literal “means of entertainment”.
I’ve not much idea abt traffickin but one movie dealin with solely that is ‘Never let me go’. Its very depressin.
Pardon my grammatical errors, im typin in d tiny screen of my cellphone. So cant rechk…
Heyyyy…..no worries my dear!
Even while posting my posts….i make many spelling mistakes and errors…sometimes i am even too lazy to recheck it…and my readers point it out…lol 🙂
Jazaak’Allah Anu! I am glad you cud imagine the horror and pain….because a writer is only successful when the words can create a vivid picture.
That u saw it in a more general sense…is because i wrote it in a very general sense dear. It cud be about rape, incest, prostitution, or even the manipulation of the fashion industry. You have an intelligent mind dear….and you went beyond which is commendable.
Never heard of “Never let me go”….but the title sounds intriguing. I might see it.
Powerful post about a very sad reality. I’m glad you finally were able to get the poem out the way you wanted. I will definitely try and watch the documentaries you mentioned.
Thankyou miss nae. I am glad too that i finally wrote.
I think watching the documentaries is a very good idea as it gives a real and very graphic assesment of how widespread the problem may be
Touching! Good piece. Loved it 🙂
Thankyou bro! Jazaak’Allah for reading!
You’re most welcome Sis :).
Very true that we need to first consciously know, before we act on any evil of the society… I greatly appreciate it when u use ur talent for poetry on creating awareness on social issues… Laws cannot help as long as the attitude of the society towards women, and people of lower economic classes does not change… Change always starts from creating awareness within a stable family
You are right asifa!….and change usually starts within the family. I can’t stress enough that upbringing has a vital role to play.
Its true that every poem comes at the right time. And this one although late, came beautifully! Respect and love for you has hiked dear friend. Thanks for writing.
Jazaak’Allah dear! I am so humbled by your appreciation. Thankyou so much for reading. 🙂