You and I

I lurk in the shadows  

You’ll find me among the crowds

In buses and trains I dwell

Parks and streets are the places where I breathe

And when I see you

I lose my cool, 

I lose my morals

And I lose myself

     
   
Your dress provokes me,  

No matter if you are fully clothed or slightly loose

Your ignorance of my existence provokes me,

However hard you want to escape

Your unspoken words provoke me,

Whatever curses you want to hurl

All I want to do to you is because I can

All the movies I’ve seen growing up prove that I can

No, I’m not a male chauvinist

Though I want to practice control

They are the same thing, right?

But who cares?

I’ll hit you

I’ll push you

Then I’ll grope you

I only want to have some fun 

And you too will surely enjoy

At least this is what I believe

And what I believe is true coz I’m a man

Be it Delhi or Shimla 

Bangalore or Goa,

I will be there

Lurking somewhere in the background

Or even ahead of you

And what can you do at most?

Post comments on YouTube!

Say shit on Facebook 

People forget in less than a week

And I?

I’ll find another you

And you?

You’ll find another me

Cause you and I, you know

We will find each other in someone,

Someone every day,

New Year or Holi,

Someone at all the places,

Someone every moment.

Molestation and harassment is something that happens everyday every fucking where and we cannot deny this. It angers all of us and we do what we can. But our efforts are never strong enough to stop this heinous crime and these ‘men’ (shame they even call themselves men) who are not just molesting someone but the mental scar they imprint on the victim is something which is not easy to erase. I don’t know if this will bring any sort of change or stop such crimes by even decimal of a percent but this is my way of expressing. This post can be easily forgotten but I know that what all has happened with the victims, that can never be forgotten by them and I beg that we too should not. Its high time now  we realize that our patriarchy and sense of control is right in no way. Stop and think.