Anushka Amin

in memory of a 17 year old rape victim

Anushka Aurna she was called,

a princess who lolled ( word play )

simplicity she was taught

tenderness and love she bought

ambition, success and love, was all she thought

but her lover turned out a foe--

while thousands considered her a hoe

she found nothing she sought

her mind was set in terror,

while his deeds a purposeful error

the ton a bunch of heretics

leaving behind nothing of her antics

and so, her life became a case

as the criminals ran a chase

her beloved one's screams were shut out

while the criminals roamed about

it all ended with her found dead,

in his bed,

her tears dried

with her justice denied

her heart broken

as if it were a mere token.