Friday, April 17, 2015

Rape Poem Comments

Rating: 5.0

There is no difference between being raped
And being pushed down a flight of cement steps
Except that the wounds also bleed inside.
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Rajnish Manga 12 May 2016

The poet has been very bold in describing an act of sexual assault on a woman in all its barbarity vis-a-vis the real character and hypocrisy of a rapist. Analytical yet poignant. I quote: Except that the wounds also bleed inside. Except that afterward men ask if you enjoyed it. The fear of the smiling man....In whose pocket is a knife.

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Marge Piercy

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