"There are six!"
She heard them saying
Numbingly she went up
And wore that red saree
With tiny silver mirrors
That refused to shine
Even under the neon lights
She wore that red lipstick
More than the usual
Because she had visitors
Waiting to ravage her body
Greedy eyes that leered at her
Took her to that shabby room
With creaking bed and broken panes
She stood there paralysed
Staring at the glass shreds
Letting them to ravage her
Tore her into pieces
And shatter her dreams
Tears welled up in her eyes
But they refused to fall down.
She closed her eyes
And remembered the time
When her mother told her
"Strong girls never cry"
