rape: losing face and self-respect

the issues are physical and
political occupation
of inclusion and exclusion
compulsion and penetration

if men are ever shorn of their
dignity, see how red they turn
in righteous indignation

sending sms barrages
of momentary agitation
are self-defeating delusions
until another rape, violation

wonder if the solution
lies in that man's castration

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thanks for Sakshi's Date Rape for inspiring this poem