## पूजा vs रेप : Worship vs Rape #Poetry ![[Pub-Worship-vs-Rape.webp]] *Our society worships the goddess but also rapes the woman. This poem sketches the crime against women in our age, and the revolutionary impact it may or may not bring.* *Disclaimer: Please don't read this poem through a communal or religious lens. Rape is a heinous crime. It cannot be diluted by any religious angle. In every religion and culture, women are held with care. Rape is a hypocritical act in itself, and that hypocrisy is the subject of this poem.*   अपने टुकड़ों को फिर करीने से सजा रही थी वो बिखरे बिस्तर पर लेटी आंसू बहा रही थी कसाइयों की आंखों में मांस की बू है बहुत अच्छी थी हमारी गुड़िया उसकी मां बता रही थी देवियों की पूजा भी, रेप भी... ये क्यों होता है। ऐसे सवालों की चुभन बढ़ती जा रही थी उसकी डूबती सांसों से सुलगने लगा हर कोई सुबह तो होनी ही है, रात जा रही थी   ### International Version Recollecting her own pieces She sat on the bed tears started falling in her own silence She recalls the smell of her half burnt soul Her mom recalls smell of her new born baby Why we worship the goddess, why we rape hypocrisy is in same age old shape Acid of such questions rained that night Everybody started simmering Hope was charred in the air that night   ##### Context Note The country prays to the goddess and harms her daughter, holding both gestures at once. This poem sits inside that contradiction without trying to resolve it. 2012-12-31