Advice from a Goon
This poem is advice from a goon to young girls who wish to go out with their boyfriends, fiances or even husbands late at night. The scene is set in an urban landscape in India. A tragic event took place recently-two young men were killed as they tried to defend their girlfriends from molesters.
The question that immediately arises is why must youngsters of an impressionable age venture out when it is unsafe and alcohol can bring out baser elements. Be practical. Don’t loiter around. Play it safe.
Whose side are people on anyway?
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Why must you go at that time?
Doors are shut
Love on beds
When children sleep.
I told you the world is bad.
The sun sets
Empires break
Animals our bodies.
Who are you to change the world?
Nights for knives
To slit your throat
Force out your feel.
Stay indoors boys and girls
Don’t think you’re on angrezi* shores!
© neelthemuse,2011
angrezi*: refers to foreign.
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like the poem. What a tragic story! I doubt that we can convince teenagers to play it safe though, I know I didn’t listen to my parents when I was around that age. Of course, I put the cherry on top when I joined the Marines.
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Right on….adolescence tests one’s senses. Thanks for sharing your experience!
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