last lullaby
meditation on the reporting of rape cases in Indonesia, May 2016
the moon caresses
girl in the gorge
sleeps with dirt
on rock mattress
grey clouds come close
would wash her clean
tears cannot come
trickling
nothing heaven can do
but stars watch
blood dried on the thighs
where are the men?
drawn down, drawn down
to earth, our mother
silence the embrace
too late
what's left when
a heart no longer beats?
girl in the gorge
with the moon's caress
what are the men
who did this?
meditation on the reporting of rape cases in Indonesia, May 2016
the moon caresses
girl in the gorge
sleeps with dirt
on rock mattress
grey clouds come close
would wash her clean
tears cannot come
trickling
nothing heaven can do
but stars watch
blood dried on the thighs
where are the men?
drawn down, drawn down
to earth, our mother
silence the embrace
too late
what's left when
a heart no longer beats?
girl in the gorge
with the moon's caress
what are the men
who did this?
Shocking.
ReplyDeleteoh so nicely done Chrys. And yes appalling and a flag of horror.
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