Was it her fault that she was born a girl?
As a child she had only seen so little of this world..
Was it really her fault that she dared to roam alone?
Was it a crime to be fearless on this land that she thought it was her home?

A place that is known as the heaven on earth..
A land she loved so much ever since her birth.
On that land she had dreamed of blossoming into a wonderful woman
She died just as a child falling prey to some barbaric demons!!

She was Asifa and she was ONLY eight.
Who was drowned to death in the ocean of hate!
At that age when she only knew what was it to love and trust,
Totally unaware of the danger of someone’s murderous lust
She never imagined that her trust would be betrayed,
By a bunch of monsters who took her away!

Her cries and screams fell on deaf ears.
The abuse went on as they continued to leer at her
For them she was just a toy,
But for her …her world was destroyed!

She pleaded to let go off her again and again
But her agonizing cries went in vain.
They amputated her soul again and again,
Brutally abusing her, they left her to die in pain!

When she met her fellow victims…
She realized she was not alone..
So many souls in the past that were ripped apart
and separated from their beautiful homes!

So many voices still going unheard,
So many innocent lives still being shattered,
But yet no lessons learnt…
We shall pay a heavy price
If we let loose those devils in disguise.
Enough of signing those powerless petitions and holding candle light vigils..
It is time to stop showing the candle to those treacherous devils!

May justice prove its strength and prevail in time
To engrave into those devilish minds
That the nation is no longer blind
For they shall be severely punished for their heinous crimes.

In a nation where the protection of children and women take Centre stage
Their innocence and dignity will never be at stake
For all precious souls who left the world,
Should never ever feel ashamed of being born as a girl!!

                     ------NEHA BOKIL