We sat in the shadowed hallway
On rafters made of fronds
That at any given moment of any day
Could break and let us fall
But what difference will it make with our bodies all mangled
and torn
Still no help even with all our calls
We doubt the existence of life
Absolutely no sound from beyond these walls
Not of rain patters in this season of many rain, nary a
squeaky sound of mice
Is anyone searching, our colleagues and neighbours maybe
Our captors in our cunts they belong
Mornings, in our drugged state are for us to sleep
At night-time they return for a bountiful feast, bringing more
friends along
Glugging on our nipples till they sore, these creeps!
All the kicks and angry fists landing in between the deep-sated
beastly moans
We traded our stories, in between wakefulness and drowsiness
We traded our stories, in between wakefulness and drowsiness
But alas, are we
different in the ordeal we are passing through?
Out there in the
larger society today the depraved roams looking for victims
One can never predict
the manner or nature of his iniquitous trap
Just like the two
experiences from weeks ago...
A down-the-street drive of 10 minutes turned weeks in this
hellhole
My immorality? He said I enticed him with the slits in my dress
A quick drop off of some urgent deliveries made earlier
after he left the office
She accepted the offer of a drink only to wake up in this
stink
Her immorality? He said she came at him with barely enough cloth
covering her 'cleaves'
My story and hers, same with all of ours.
You judge us too?
Wow nice write up Oyin... I feel like am rite dere with dose girls.. Seeing and feeling their torment... Also the anguish of wot other rape victims av been thru...
ReplyDeleteThank you Wemimo. I tried also to feel their torment, I just couldn't capture it all and express in words. Thanks for taking time to share your thoughts ;-)
Delete".... her immorality? He said I enticed him with the slits in my dress..." No reason(s) will ever be good enough to justify rape!
ReplyDeleteNone whatsoever darling. No one deserves to be dehumanized so; underage, adult, male or female.
DeleteThanks for stopping by, I appreciate you.
".... her immorality? He said I enticed him with the slits in my dress..." No reason(s) will ever be good enough to justify rape!
ReplyDeleteRapists,like terrorists, shouldn't be allowed to live....they leave indelible scars and gruesome memory with der victims. Ladies however should BEWARE and not judge the moral sanity of a man based on his cool and pleasant physical appearance or religious attachments......for all you know,that soft-spoken, spiritual, drop-dead handsome guy at your place of work or church might just be another sex monster. TREAD SOFTLY!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...very deep thoughts Adetunji. The advice will be taken to heart. There are great lessons to be learnt from the circumstances of other people and I hope also that justice will be served.
DeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts :-)
very deep. can i share?
ReplyDeletePlease feel free to share. Thanks for reading...
DeleteMy thoughts exactly @ Osas but and sorry if you don't want to hear any buts cuz there truly is a but. In this world of craziness, we should show forth our sanity and not join the group of insane people. This write up has done a great job to bring it to our attention but let the ladies show some decency! Don't start what you can't finish, the devil is out there to kill, steal and destroy. Do your best not to give him a chance. Ladies now post half naked pics everywhere, they go to parties with friends without knowing the main plan, they meet strangers online and most importantly they seduce and I mean seduce. The devil has no conscience, let's remember that. I'm not saying every rape victim asked for it, I'm sorry if I sound like that and I pray that God will heal them of the trauma and pain, amen.
ReplyDeleteThank you Seun, for your time and perspective. I really do like it. However, can we define 'decency'? As people, we view things differently for sure and what some people consider decent is indecent to others.This is not to say ladies should outrightly seduce men with nude pictures or whatsoever activity. Every lady should be disciplined and moderate in appearance, likewise men should be disciplined enough to look the other way.
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ReplyDeleteJudge???...nothing justifies the cruel action of a RAPIST...it's sheer barbaric,wickedness,cowardliness,weak and sick mental state of the perpetrator that is supposed attract punishment equating to that of a Murderer ,should be the focal point.
-David Shaola
I feel your passion @David Shaola and I completely agree that deserved punishment should be meted out!
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