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bosom, crass comments, eve teasing, filthy, fixate, leer, mindset, naked, obscene gestures, pathetic act, pictures, poem, quotes, whistle
I’m fully clothed
Covered from tip to toe
Yet I feel
Stark naked
Filthy to the bone
A piece of meat
As I cross the street
Many pairs of lust filled leering eyes
Travel up and down my body
Fixate on my bosom
They explicitly
Shamelessly
Whistle
Salivate
Pass lurid, crass comments
Make obscene gestures
Derive sadistic pleasure
From this pathetic act
Conveniently termed
Eve-teasing
If anything needs to be changed, it’s our MINDSET not our CLOTHES !
Bottled Up Sentiments. . 
This is beautiful, powerful and thank you for writing it and sharing it with us. More people need to see it. :-)
Eve-teasing is but a shameful reality of India. It is still rampant across the length and breath of the country. But there are heroes like Manoj Sharma, who laid down his life to save a woman from being eve-teased. You can read the complete story and as well as my tribute to this knight of the modern times, here: http://authorranjit.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/is-the-bad-better-than-the-good/
A very powerful and impactful poem indeed !
Just saw this, Sanah. Good one. But whether we repeat this or not, the violence against women continues unabated. So what should be, what can be done?
Shakti
Great message my sister!
Well said. I’m going to share this.
So powerful! Change your mind not change the clothes. Wonderful!
Hello Sanah! What a powerful post! I look forward to reading more your blog. Also, thank you for following my blog at Faith1st Ministries. I hope it has and will continue to be a major blessing in your life. May God richly bless you as you continue to write and blog. Please continue with us on this journey and remember to have Faith 1st because the “just shall live by his faith.” — Sebastian
Good for you! an important (and brave) message.
I have bookmarked and will share thoughts from your powerful and relevant blog – I applaud you for your courageous stand against India’s rape culture, a culture which unfortunately the USA is also infected.
What a well written post, and I can’t believe that in today’s modern world some men still think they are intrinsically better than any woman…..just because of their anatomy. Who do they think carried and brought them into the world.
Brilliant poem ~ horrifying statistics ~ never heard it called ‘eve teasing’ before ~ it is a disgusting and frightening way to treat women.
‘Eve-teasing’…I’ve never heard of that phrase before. But yes, leery eyes are disgusting. It’s always interesting to hear my male friends’ reactions when they watch the predatory actions of other men.
another bold voice against atrocities
brave women / girl
very nice posting
with regards
advocatemmmohan
Very powerful piece!
I agree, it is a disgusting trait of lots of men to ogle women in such a disgraceful and innapropriate manner and it needs to be stopped, men and women alike should be equals in everything and not be subject to such deparavity. The world is changing my friend but unfortunately it is just not quick enough :(
Andro
Beautifully written. Have experienced this dirt several times.
hmm.. We should treat women right and well. thats all ive got to say :) Nice one sweety.