Glorifying Juvenile Ravanas
Yes, they are young
They are not yet eighteen
Their crimes are not serious.
They are kept in the reformation cell
For a couple of years;
They are innocent of the vicious crimes they commit.
They rape worse than animals.
Their libido never satisfied,
Compels them to exploit the chastity of innocents;
They do not spare even the newborns
The babes, the children, the teens;
The young and the old:
Shocking and dreadful,
They adopt terrifying means to destroy
The virgin beauty of the innocent,
Some compelled to give birth,
Some to abort in disgrace,
Some chucked out of homes,
Some burnt and kidnapped
For ulterior ‘use’ at brothels,
Where the ‘ayyash’ hide their face from daylight;
Who come from every background?
Whether rich or poor,
It is a matter of bitter shame.
That these unlawful criminals
Who kill, murder, rape, ‘load’ and compel social stigma
Upon innocent girls and families are let off scot free;
Men will be men.
Their animal instinct to rape and have fun
Destroys a human life;
These so- called leopards
Dressed in human skin
Are modern Ravanas of today?
The same Ravana who died centuries back;
Whose effigy is burnt every year with pomp and show?
To proudly proclaim the victory of good over evil
What sycophants are we?
Man’s morals, virtues, conscience is stone dead.
We celebrate others sorrows for pleasure
To boost up our own misdeeds;
The assemblies frame laws instantly and pass them
To raise their own perks and benefits,
But when it comes to frame and pass laws in favor of women
Their manly ego is blind to the cause.
Therefore, our lawmakers sleep over files that can
Punish these youngsters, so called juvenile ravanas
Who destroy a life?
Yet,when it comes to the culprits’ own self
They rave their life is in danger.
Theydemand police protection,
Instantly provided by the ‘moral bound’ authorities
How can they let him, a ‘juvenile victim’ die?
Their ethical saintliness is at stake,
So all come to his rescue;
After all, though a juvenile, he is a man
Therefore, he has to be saved, let loose
To commit more heinous rapes,
After all HE IS A MAN.
He is no longer a criminal, but a ‘poor boy’
Put in juvenile custody for no fault of his
His only crime was his vicious sexuality
That is not a crime?
Where does their conscience disappear?
When they rape innocents and murder them brutally
Nirbhaya has died without getting justice
This juvenile murdered her brutally
Raped her hideously; murdered her.
Yet, the law is helpless…
It cannot do anything …
He is a JUVENILE…
He can commit a horrendous crime.
He has the license,
He is a JUVENILE.
His shameful act will go down in the annals of history
Young, so- called juveniles are still committing rapes and murders
But are guaranteed they will not suffer punishment
Some politicians applaud their dirty ways
As innocent crimes
Committed in a fit of youthful indiscreet rashness;
Alas! if only such men had a moral conscience
They would not talk so
Nirbhaya do not worry
Your sacrifice will not drown in vain
There is still Time for Poetic Justice.
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India